Rent BMW 735 2023 in Dubai

Need a full-size luxury flagship for a week of Dubai business runs? We rent the BMW 735 2023, and you can take it with no deposit on the table, which is rare for a car at this level. This is the long-wheelbase 7 Series in 735i form: a quiet, screen-heavy, lounge-like sedan built around a smooth 3.0-litre straight-six with mild-hybrid assist. The argument for it is simple. If your week is hotel transfers, airport pickups and being driven in comfort along Sheikh Zayed Road, very little at this size rides or hushes better. The driving fun matters less here than the back seat does, and that is exactly the trade this car makes.

What the 735i actually is

The 735i is the entry point to the current 7 Series, and that suits a rental better than it sounds. The 3.0-litre turbo six puts out 286 horsepower with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system smoothing the stop-start and low-speed pull. It reaches 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds and tops out at an electronically limited 250 km/h. You will never need that ceiling here, but the relevant part is how unbothered the car feels at a steady 120 on the E11. Rear-wheel drive, an 8-speed automatic that you barely notice working, and a cabin that stays calm when the road noise outside is anything but.

People cross-shop this against the 760i V8 and the all-electric i7. For a Dubai rental, the six is the right pick: lighter over the nose, cheaper to fuel, and it gives up almost nothing a passenger in the back would ever feel.

Specifications

The back seat is the point

Most of this car's value sits behind the front headrests. The rear bench is wide, deeply padded and set far enough back that two adults can stretch out properly, which is the whole reason a business traveller books a flagship instead of an executive sedan. Higher trims add reclining rear seats and the headliner screen, so if rear entertainment matters for your guests, confirm what the specific car carries before you book. The cabin itself is the quiet part. Thick glass and good insulation keep the outside world muffled, and that refinement holds up whether you are crawling through Downtown or settled on the motorway.

If you plan to drive yourself the whole week and rarely use the back, you are paying for space you won't sit in. That is the honest version. The 735i rewards being driven in more than it rewards driving.

Heat, cooling and the Dubai summer

A black sedan parked in July sun gets brutally hot inside, and this one is no exception. The upside is a strong four-zone climate system that pulls a baking cabin back to comfortable quickly, with proper rear vents so passengers behind aren't waiting on the front to cool down. Give it a minute or two with the doors shut after pickup and it settles fast even on a 45-degree afternoon. Rear occupants get their own temperature control, which is the kind of detail that earns its keep when you are ferrying clients between meetings.

Size, parking and the city

At 5391 mm long and nearly two metres wide, this is a genuinely big car, and Dubai shows you that quickly. Tight Marina multi-storey bays and narrow mall ramps take real care, and the long body means you plan your U-turns rather than throw it around. The cameras and parking sensors do a lot of the work, but a confident driver still helps. Ground clearance is modest, as you would expect from a low luxury sedan, so take speed bumps and steep mall entrances slowly and at an angle. On the open road none of this matters. On a packed Saturday in an old multi-storey, it does.

Boot, fuel and the practical week

The 540-litre boot is a proper long shape, deep front to back rather than tall. Two large suitcases and a couple of cabin bags go in without a fight, which covers most airport runs and a family week. Awkwardly tall items are the weak point, not total volume. On fuel, the 74-litre tank and a combined 7.9 L/100km give the six real touring legs. Expect heavier consumption in stop-start city traffic and lighter on a steady highway cruise, but a full tank comfortably covers several days of mixed Dubai driving before you think about the pump. The 250 km per day allowance suits the way this car is usually used: airport, hotel, meetings, repeat.

A few operational notes worth stating plainly. Salik tolls run on your account and any RTA fines during the rental pass to you, so keep to the limits on the E11 where cameras are frequent. Seat belts are mandatory in every seat.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the 735i if your week is built around comfort and presence: airport transfers, hotel runs, client trips and long highway stretches where the back seat does the real work. For that job, almost nothing at this size is calmer or more composed.

Skip it if you mostly drive yourself and want the car to feel alive in your hands; a sportier executive sedan gives you more for less money and is easier to park. And if your week leans toward families with gear, weekend trips out to Hatta, or anything off smooth tarmac, a luxury SUV makes more sense than this long, low flagship. Match the car to the seat you'll actually be sitting in, and the 735i is an easy call for the right trip.