Rent Bentley Bentayga 2023 in Dubai

The newest Bentley Bentayga in our fleet right now is this 2023, and the honest answer to what changed since the 2022 cars we've already written up is: less than you'd expect under the skin. This Bentley Bentayga 2023 rental in Dubai runs the same 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 as its older stablemates, and we bring it to your hotel, villa or terminal in white, usually within one to two hours of booking. Bentley added a longer-wheelbase option to the range this year, but this car is the standard five-seat body, the one most renters actually want to drive rather than sit in the back of. This page is about what a fresher build year actually buys you, and whether that's reason enough to book this one over an older or newer sibling.

The V8 up front, and what it's like to drive

Every Bentayga on the road right now, 2022 through 2024, uses the same 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8: 542 hp, 770 Nm, an eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. Bentley quotes 4.5 seconds to 100 km/h and a 290 km/h top speed. Those numbers didn't move for 2023, and neither did the way the car drives. Air suspension keeps the body flat through a fast sweeper, the steering has real weight in it, and on Sheikh Zayed Road the V8's mid-range does the overtaking without you needing to plan for it. What a newer build year gives you isn't a different engine or a quicker sprint time. It's a car with fewer kilometres on the odometer and less wear on the seats, which matters more on a rental than most people admit.

Where the Bentayga sits in this class hasn't changed either. A Rolls-Royce Cullinan is grander and softer, built around the person in the back seat. A Range Rover is the calmer, cheaper-to-run choice if you want quiet luxury without the price of admission. The Bentayga is still the one you rent because you want to drive it yourself, not because you want to be delivered somewhere in it.

Boot space, seats and the daily reality

Five seats, all trimmed in hand-stitched leather with the diamond quilting Bentley builds its reputation on, and switchgear that feels machined rather than moulded. The boot holds 484 litres with those seats up, enough for two large cases and a couple of soft bags for an airport run, not a full family's luggage for a week away. Add a fourth adult and their own suitcase and the boot becomes the limiting factor before the cabin does.

Fuel, Salik and how the cabin handles the heat

Budget for fuel if you're covering real distance. The V8 sits around 13 L/100km combined and city traffic in Dubai runs higher than that, so the 85-litre tank of premium is good for roughly 600 km rather than the full range you'd get on a steady highway loop. Salik tolls and any RTA fines picked up during the rental are the renter's to settle, as with any car here, and every seat needs a belt with a child seat required for under-fours.

On heat, a cabin this size and this well sealed takes a minute to recover from a car park at 45 degrees in August. Once the system catches up it's strong, and rear passengers get their own vents rather than waiting on what drifts back from the dash. Cooled seats take the edge off while you wait. Size is the other honest trade-off. At just over 5.1 metres long and close to two metres wide across the body, the Bentayga wants room. A Marina tower's underground bay or a tight mall level means folding the mirrors and taking the corner slowly, since a scrape on hand-built bodywork is an expensive mistake to make. Ground clearance sits around 180 mm and the air suspension lifts further on demand, so speed bumps and steep ramps aren't really the concern. Squeezing between two support pillars is.

Who should rent the 2023 Bentayga, and who should look elsewhere

Rent this one if you want the newest Bentayga we have on the fleet right now and you'd rather drive a super-luxury SUV than be chauffeured in one. The engine and the driving feel are unchanged from the older cars, so the case for the 2023 specifically comes down to freshness, not a different mechanical package, and for a lot of renters that's exactly the deciding factor.

Skip it if the back seat is the whole point of the booking. A Cullinan does chauffeured arrivals with more presence and far less interest in corners. If you want most of the comfort without hand-built running costs, a Range Rover covers a similar week for a lot less. Go in aware of the practical numbers too. This is a super-luxury booking and takes a substantial deposit, so there's no no-deposit option here. The rental includes 250 km a day, with extra kilometres billed at AED 0.5 each, and you need to be at least 25 to take the keys, doorstep delivery included.