Rent Ferrari Portofino 2020 in Dubai

Picture the drive you booked it for: a dawn run along the coast with the roof folded down, a photoshoot on a quiet stretch of tarmac, or an arrival that needs to land. The Ferrari Portofino 2020 rents in Dubai, and we bring it to your hotel or villa door within one to two hours, so the car is ready where you are rather than at a counter across town. This page is about one thing: whether the Portofino is the right Ferrari for what you have planned. It usually is, because it's the one you can actually drive all day, with a folding hardtop and two small rear seats most mid-engine Ferraris don't give you.

The everyday Ferrari, and what that means

Ferrari builds harder, faster cars than this. The Portofino isn't trying to be one of them. It's the grand tourer of the range, a front-engined V8 convertible tuned to cover distance in comfort and still snap to attention when you ask. The 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 makes 620 horsepower and sends it to the rear wheels through a quick dual-clutch automatic. That's 0 to 100 km/h in 3.45 seconds, which is fast enough that you'll respect it, but the delivery is smooth and progressive rather than violent. You can drive it gently to a dinner and hard on an open road in the same evening.

The rear seats matter more than the numbers suggest. They're genuinely small, best for bags, a child, or two adults on a short hop, but they exist. With the metal roof up, the cabin is quiet and the Portofino behaves like a fast coupe. Press the button and the hardtop folds in about fourteen seconds, and you have an open car with no fabric to manage. That dual nature is the whole point.

Spec at a glance

The figures interpret simply. The 80-litre tank and a thirsty turbo V8 mean you're not planning your day around fuel stops, but you will visit a pump if you spend real time at speed. The width of nearly 1.94 metres is the number to keep in mind, not the power. This is a wide car, and that decides more of your Dubai driving than the horsepower does.

Roof up or roof down in Dubai heat

Here's the honest version most listings skip. For much of the Dubai summer the roof stays up and the AC stays on. With the cabin sealed and the metal top in place, the Portofino cools quickly and holds temperature well, so a midday drive is comfortable. Drop the roof at noon in July and the appeal lasts about a minute before the sun wins. The convertible pays off at dawn, in the evening, and across the cooler months from roughly November to March, when an open run along the coast or out past the dunes is the reason you rented this car in the first place. Book it for those windows and you get the experience the Portofino was built to deliver.

Living with the low nose

The Portofino sits low, and that's the practical catch. The front splitter is close to the ground, so steep mall ramps, sharp speed bumps, and some multi-storey entries need care. Approach at an angle, take them slow, and you're fine. Valet parking solves most of it, and at this level most venues will park it for you. The width also means tight bays ask for patience. None of this is a flaw so much as the reality of a low, wide supercar, and a few minutes of awareness keeps the underside clean.

What it costs you to run on Dubai roads

Two things pass straight to you as the renter. Salik tolls register automatically each time you cross a gate, and any RTA fine, including speed-camera penalties, is yours to settle. Dubai's enforcement is strict and the cameras are everywhere, so a car that reaches 320 km/h is one to enjoy with your eyes on the limits. The reward is the open highway, where the Portofino settles into a long-legged cruise and overtakes with a flick of your foot. This is where a GT earns its name, and where the Portofino feels more at home than any traffic-bound crawl.

Booking notes worth knowing early

We deliver across Dubai in one to two hours and include 250 km per day, with extra distance at 10 AED per kilometre, which is generous room for a coast run or an airport collection. We take card, debit, cash, bank transfer, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and crypto. One point to settle up front: exotics like this carry stricter rental terms than a standard car, including age and security requirements, so confirm the exact conditions with us at booking rather than assuming the everyday rules apply.

Who should rent it

Rent the Portofino if you want a Ferrari you can actually live with for a day or a week, for a drive, a shoot, an event, or simply an arrival that turns heads. It's the most usable car in the range and the one that handles a real Dubai itinerary without drama. If your plan is pure track-style intensity and you don't care about the roof or the rear seats, a mid-engine Ferrari such as the F8 or 296 will give you a sharper edge. But for a fast, open, comfortable grand tourer that delivers to your door and behaves itself between the thrills, the Portofino is the one to book.