Rent BMW 735 2023 in Dubai

Picture a working week that starts at a DXB arrivals hall, runs between meetings across the city all day, and ends back at the hotel each evening. That is the week the BMW 735i 2023 rental suits, and in Dubai we can hand it over at your terminal or villa, usually within one to two hours of booking, in black. The 735i is the full-size flagship of BMW's range, and here most people who book it ride in the back rather than drive. This page settles one question: whether a big, quiet rear-seat sedan matches how you actually move around the city for a week.

The 735i in plain terms

The 735i is the petrol version of the current 7 Series, the G70 generation. Under the long bonnet sits a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six with a 48-volt mild-hybrid assist, sending 286 hp to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic. One clarification is worth making early: this is not the i7, which is the fully electric car BMW builds in the same body. The 735i is the six-cylinder petrol.

For Dubai, the six is the sensible pick. It gets the car to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds, but that figure rather misses the point of it. Power arrives smoothly and quietly, so the car moves with calm authority rather than any sense of drama. That suits a limousine you will mostly experience from the back seat or at an unhurried cruise.

Room in the back, and what fits in the boot

The reason to choose this car sits behind the front seats. The G70 rides on a 3,215 mm wheelbase, and almost all of that length feeds the rear cabin. Two adults stretch out fully on an airport run, the backrests recline, and the cabin stays quiet enough that a stuck hour in traffic passes without much complaint. If you are booking the 735i to move a client, a parent, or yourself in comfort, that rear bench is the whole argument.

The boot is where honesty matters. At 540 litres it is a normal large-sedan space, flat and deep, so two big hard cases plus a couple of soft bags load without a fight. It is not an SUV, though. Four adults each with a full check-in case and a cabin bag will fill it, and there is no folding rear seat to borrow extra room from. For an executive trip the boot is plenty. For a family holiday with a week of luggage for five, plan around it or size up.

On the road and through a July afternoon

Rear-wheel drive is all this sedan needs on Dubai's dry roads. The inline-six pulls cleanly from low revs, so an overtake on Sheikh Zayed Road happens in one smooth move without the car ever feeling strained. At a 120 km/h cruise it settles into a hush that few cars in any class match, and for something over two tonnes it stays remarkably composed.

The heat is the part every renter thinks about in summer. A cabin this size takes a little longer to drop from a 48-degree car park than a small hatch would, but the climate system is strong and the rear passengers get their own vents and controls, so the back cools on its own terms rather than waiting on the front. The front seats are ventilated, which does more for the first few minutes after you get back in than any spec line suggests.

Size is the thing to plan around once you leave the highway. At nearly 5.4 metres long and just under two metres wide, tight multi-storey bays and tower ramps ask for a little patience, though the cameras and sensors do most of the work and the low body clears speed bumps and mall ramps without scraping. Salik tolls and any RTA fines during your rental are yours to settle, the same as on any car here.

Who should book it

Book the 735i if the back seat is where the value lies: airport transfers in comfort, moving clients through a week of meetings, or simply arriving somewhere in a serious, quiet car without shouting about it. As a car to actually drive it is better than a limousine has any right to be, so a keen driver behind the wheel will not feel short-changed either.

Two groups should look elsewhere. If your week is really about seven seats or a wall of luggage, a large SUV serves you better than any sedan. And if you want a softer, more formal chauffeur feel, the Mercedes S-Class is the rival to weigh against it. As a luxury rental the 735i may take a deposit, so it is not the no-deposit option. Your allowance is 250 km a day, then AED 0.5 for each extra kilometre, and you will need to be 21 to take the keys.