Rent BMW 735 2023 in Dubai

White is the shade BMW's own catalogue leans on for the 7 Series, and it's the one we hand over most often when the booking isn't really about the driver. Picture a parent or an older relative in town for a wedding or a graduation, someone who needs collecting from the airport, moved between events all week, and given a seat that doesn't feel like the back of a taxi. That's the real use case for the BMW 735 2023 rental in Dubai: a wide, quiet rear bench doing the work, not the front seat. We deliver it to the villa, hotel or terminal within one to two hours of booking. The question worth answering is whether that back seat justifies a sedan this size for a week built around a guest rather than a meeting schedule, and for most people asking, it does.

What's under the bonnet, and how it moves

The 735i carries a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six with a 48-volt mild-hybrid assist, sending 286 hp and 425 Nm through an eight-speed automatic to the rear wheels. It's worth saying plainly because the naming trips people up: this is not the i7, BMW's fully electric 7 Series built on the same G70 body. Book the 735i and you get a petrol six, not silent electric propulsion, so check the listing again if that distinction matters to your trip.

Zero to 100 km/h takes 6.7 seconds and the car is limited to 250 km/h, but neither number is really what the engine is for here. Power builds low in the rev range with almost no lag, so pulling onto Sheikh Zayed Road or overtaking at 120 happens in one unhurried push rather than a kickdown moment that jolts whoever's sitting behind you. Rear-wheel drive suits Dubai's dry, well-surfaced roads without needing four driven wheels to find grip, and it's the layout that keeps a car this size composed rather than nose-heavy through a roundabout.

Rear-seat room, and what actually fits in the boot

The G70 rides on a 3,215 mm wheelbase, and nearly all of the extra length over a normal sedan lands behind the B-pillar. That's the number that matters if the passenger you're planning around is tall, older, or simply someone who'd rather not fold into a smaller car for a week. Legroom is genuinely generous, the backrests recline, and the cabin stays quiet enough that a stalled hour in Marina traffic passes without anyone in the back mentioning it. For a guest you're hosting rather than a colleague you're briefing, that comfort is the entire reason to book this over a mid-size sedan.

The boot holds 540 litres, flat and deep enough for two large hard cases and a soft bag without a fight. There's no folding rear seat to borrow room from, so it isn't the car for five people each with a week's worth of luggage. For collecting one or two guests and their travel bags, though, it does the job without anyone noticing a limit.

Running cost, heat and the white cabin

White does something the black cars in this fleet don't: it reflects heat rather than pulling it in, so a 735i left in a car park through a Dubai afternoon runs a little cooler by the time you get back to it. The climate system still needs a minute or two to pull a soaked cabin down to something comfortable, and rear passengers get their own vents and controls so the back cools on its own terms instead of waiting on the front. Front seat ventilation helps in the first stretch after you climb back in, though it won't make the initial blast of heat disappear entirely.

Combined fuel economy is rated at 7.9 L/100km on a 74-litre tank, which is reasonable for a car carrying this much presence and enough for a week of airport runs and city driving without thinking hard about fuel stops. At nearly 5.4 metres long, tight multi-storey bays and Marina ramps ask for a bit of patience, though the cameras and sensors do most of the work and the low body clears speed bumps without scraping. Salik tolls and any RTA fines picked up during the rental are the renter's responsibility, the same as with any car here.

Who this car suits, and who should look elsewhere

Rent the 735i if the value of the week sits in the back seat: collecting a guest properly, giving an older relative a comfortable ride between events, or simply arriving somewhere without the fuss of driving yourself. It's also a genuinely capable car to drive if you want to, sharper than a limousine needs to be, so whoever ends up behind the wheel isn't shortchanged either.

Two kinds of renter should look elsewhere. If the week means five people and a full load of luggage, a large SUV handles that better than any sedan can. And if a fully electric, silent chauffeur car matters more than the petrol six, BMW's own i7 shares the body and answers that brief instead. As a luxury sedan, expect a deposit at pickup rather than the no-deposit terms some smaller cars offer. Your allowance is 250 km a day, extra kilometres are billed at AED 0.5 each, and you'll need to be 25 to collect the keys.