Rent BMW 240 2021 in Dubai

Renting a BMW 240 2021 in Dubai gets you the last and quickest version of BMW's small convertible: the M240i xDrive, a 3.0-litre turbocharged six sending 340 hp through all four wheels inside a body BMW never replaced with anything as pure. This was the final year the 2 Series wore a folding roof at all. Every 2 Series that came after is a coupe only. We deliver it to your door in blue, usually inside one to two hours, and the minimum age here is 21, genuinely low for a car with this much shove. What follows is what that engine changes, what actually fits in the back, and who this car suits.

The engine, and how it drives

The "240" badge on this car means M240i, BMW's performance version of the last 2 Series Convertible generation, and the numbers back up the name. A 3.0-litre turbocharged inline six, the same B58 engine BMW uses in cars a size up, makes 340 hp and 500 Nm, sent through an eight-speed automatic and xDrive all-wheel drive. There's no manual on this one, which suits Dubai traffic fine and is a genuine plus if you've never driven stick. BMW quotes 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, and the xDrive system is what makes that number usable off the line rather than just on paper: a rear-drive six this powerful would spin a tyre pulling away from a red light, and the all-wheel-drive grip removes that drama. On Sheikh Zayed Road the six pulls hard and smoothly past 100 km/h with real reserve left for an overtake, somewhere a four-cylinder city car runs out of breath. It's the most capable engine 24baba puts under a 2 Series badge, and if you're choosing this car over a smaller convertible for the drive itself, this is why.

Boot, back seat and the daily use

Read the four seats the way you'd read them on any 2+2 convertible: two real seats up front, two occasional ones behind that suit a child seat or a short hop for an adult, not a week of ferrying four people around. Legroom in the back is tight once the front seats sit where a driver this car's size actually wants them, so plan on two adults travelling and the rear staying folded down for bags on most days. The boot holds 335 litres with the roof up, a genuine large case and a soft bag, and 280 litres with the roof down once the fabric top folds into its own compartment ahead of the trunk lid. That's a fair trade for driving with the roof open, and still enough for an airport run for two as long as you pack light. The roof itself is fully electric, folding away in about 20 seconds and operable up to 50 km/h, so you can drop it at the lights on the way out of the villa. The car sits low, in keeping with the sporty stance, so take multi-storey ramps and the sharper speed bumps at an angle and slow down for anything steep.

Running cost, heat and the cabin

This is a six-cylinder performance engine, so treat the fuel side accordingly. Combined consumption sits around 8.5 L/100km, and the 52-litre tank is good for close to 600 km of mixed driving, less if you spend the week using the acceleration the M240i is built for. Salik tolls on your route and any RTA fines during the rental are billed to you, standard for every car we hand over, and seat belts are compulsory in both rows. Your daily allowance is 250 km, with any distance beyond that billed at AED 2 per extra kilometre, so a week of normal city driving plus one or two longer runs comfortably fits inside the plan.

A convertible is an odd thing to run in a Dubai July, and it's worth being straight about it. With the roof up, the cabin is small enough that the AC pulls a heat-soaked interior down fast once you're moving, faster than it would in a full-size sedan. Parked in direct sun for hours, expect the wheel and the seats to be properly hot when you climb back in, and a shaded or covered bay is worth the extra walk if one's available. Roof down is a night and early-morning game here from around May through September. Midday sun with the top folded is punishing rather than fun for most of the summer. Outside the peak heat months, this is exactly the car the roof was built for.

Who should rent it, and who should look elsewhere

Rent this one if you want the fastest, most capable version of BMW's last true 2-door convertible and you're travelling as a couple or with one more person along for the ride. The combination of a strong six-cylinder engine, all-wheel-drive grip and a minimum age of 21 is unusual: most cars this quick ask for a 25th birthday first, so if you're in your early twenties and want something with real pace, this is one of the few doors actually open to you.

Look elsewhere if you need four adult seats that work for more than a short hop, or if you're travelling with a full week of luggage for more than two people. The boot and back seat are honest limits, not flaws to argue around. If what you actually want is a manual gearbox, BMW didn't offer one on this engine and body combination, so a different generation is the only route to that. For everyone else chasing a quick, all-wheel-drive convertible with the top down on a cool Dubai evening, this is close to the best the segment gets.