Rent Bmw 735 2024 in Dubai

Pull up to a hotel entrance in a 7 Series and you've made your point before a word is said. The BMW 735 2024 is the entry into BMW's flagship sedan, and we rent it across Dubai with doorstep delivery in one to two hours, so the car meets a business visitor at the terminal or the hotel rather than the other way round. The thing renters often miss about the 735 is that it isn't the slow one of the range. With 286 hp and a 6.7-second run to 100 km/h, it moves like a sports sedan in the body of a limousine, and it costs less than the 740 and 760 above it. That gap is what this page is really about.

Flagship presence, sportier-sedan pace

The 735 carries the same body, the same towering grille and the same long, low silhouette as the dearer cars in the 7 Series line. From the outside, and from the back seat, you'd struggle to tell which one you're in. Under the bonnet is a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six with mild-hybrid assistance, sending its power through an eight-speed automatic to the rear wheels. That straight-six is the engine that has always made BMWs feel right, smooth from low revs and strong in the middle.

The numbers back up the feel. 286 hp and 6.7 seconds to 100 km/h is genuinely quick for a car this size, so an overtake on Sheikh Zayed Road needs a light press rather than a downshift and a wait. At 120 km/h on the E11 it sits flat and hushed, road noise kept well back, and a long airport run to DXB or out to DWC passes without the car ever feeling like work.

Spec at a glance

Space and luggage for a full week

Five seats, and the back is built for adults to actually use. The long wheelbase means two grown passengers stretch out behind a tall driver with room to spare, so a family of four can ride in comfort for a week rather than just the trip from the airport. This is a car where the person in the back doesn't have to negotiate for legroom.

The boot holds 540 litres, which people underestimate from the outside. Two large hard cases and a couple of soft bags go in without a fight, so a family arriving for a week or a group heading to a wedding won't be repacking on the kerb. For airport duty with a full car, the 735 has the room the shape promises.

Cooling a big cabin in Dubai heat

A car this size has a lot of air to move, and Dubai summers in the high 40s are the real test of it. Park the 735 in the sun and the climate system drags the temperature down fast, pushing a strong volume of cold air through both front and rear vents. The people in the back get their own outlets, so they aren't left cooking while the front cools first, which on a hot day matters more than any trim detail. From punishing to comfortable takes a few minutes, not the long sweaty wait a budget car puts you through.

The flip side of a large, heavy sedan is fuel. The roughly 74-litre tank gives a long highway range, but a week of stop-start city driving with the AC working hard will use more than the 7.9 L/100 km combined figure suggests. Plan on one fill in a normal week, more if you're covering big daily distances. Fuel here is cheap, so it's a comfort question, not a cost one.

Parking a long car, and the Dubai admin

At nearly 5.4 metres this is a long car, and Dubai's tighter spaces don't forgive that on their own. In Marina towers and older multi-storey parks the bays are snug and the ramps are steep, so you lean on the cameras and the surround view every time rather than guessing. The car steers light at low speed, which takes most of the stress out of placing it, but if your week is mostly tight basements and crowded valet ramps, know you're parking a big sedan and leave yourself the room. On the open roads and at the airports, that same size is exactly what makes it feel planted at speed.

A few rental facts settle quickly. Salik tolls are billed to you as the renter, and the gantries add up over a busy week. Any RTA fine from the road or the cameras passes to you as well, worth remembering in a car that hides its pace this well. Seat belts are required in every seat. Minimum age here is 18, lower than the 21 most of the market asks, and we accept card, debit, cash, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay or crypto on delivery.

Who should rent it

Rent the 735 if you want the full flagship 7 Series look and feel but don't see the point in paying for the badges above it. It's the right call for the business visitor who wants to arrive in something serious, the family of four or five who need genuine rear-seat space and a big boot, and anyone who'll spend the week on the highway where the car is at its best. You give up almost nothing in presence or pace by choosing the entry model.

If your week is mostly being driven while you work in the back, the longer-wheelbase 740 is built around the rear seat and is the better fit. And if you're parking in tight underground bays every day and rarely touch a highway, a smaller sedan will be far less effort. For the person who wants a flagship that drives like it means it, the 735 is the value pick of the range.