Rent Ford Fusion 2020 in Dubai

Renting a Ford Fusion 2020 in Dubai is the easy call when you want a full-size sedan that's cheap to run and comfortable for the week, and we'll rent it to drivers from 18 when most of the market makes you wait until 21. The Fusion sits in that useful middle: bigger and more settled than a compact, far cheaper to keep moving than an SUV, with a real boot and a quiet highway manner. Our take is straightforward. For a couple, a small family, or a business visitor doing airport runs and meetings across the city, this is a sensible, low-fuss sedan that doesn't punish you at the pump. Here's the honest version of what a week with it looks like.

Comfort and the highway cruise

The Fusion's strong suit is how relaxed it feels on a long stretch of Sheikh Zayed Road. It's a mid-size sedan with a settled ride, so the broken patches and expansion joints on the E11 don't thump through the cabin the way they do in a smaller car. At 120 it's quiet and stable, and the seats are supportive enough for the run to Abu Dhabi without anyone shifting around. For a business traveller clocking miles between meetings, that calm is worth more than any headline figure.

Around town it's just as easy. The steering is light, the turning circle is reasonable for the length, and visibility is good. It's an unfussy car to live with day to day, which is exactly what most renters actually want.

The engine and what it costs to feed

The version we rent runs a 2.0-litre EcoBoost turbo making 245 hp, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed automatic. That's genuinely brisk for a family sedan: 0 to 100 lands around 7.2 seconds, so merging and overtaking on the highway take no planning at all. It feels stronger than its quiet image suggests.

For a week in Dubai, the running cost is the real draw. The turbo four sips fuel compared with any SUV, and the roughly 62-litre tank stretches across several days of mixed city and highway driving. A couple of DXB or DWC airport runs and a week of normal errands won't have you constantly hunting for a station. If keeping the fuel bill down matters, a sedan like this beats an SUV comfortably.

Spec at a glance

Boot space and whether your luggage fits

The boot holds around 453 litres, and being a proper sedan trunk rather than a hatch, it's a deep, square space that takes suitcases neatly. Two adults with a large case each plus a couple of soft bags load easily, and there's room left over. For a family of four packing for a week of mall trips and a desert day, it copes well, and an airport pickup for four with luggage is comfortable rather than a squeeze. This is one area where the sedan quietly beats a similarly priced compact crossover.

Parking, ramps and the heat

At just under 4.9 metres the Fusion is a long car, so tight multi-storey bays and a few of the steeper Marina ramps ask for a little care, but nothing the parking sensors and a steady approach don't handle. The low body means you'll take Dubai's speed bumps and mall entrance lips gently rather than at speed, though it's no lower than any normal sedan.

Heat is the universal Dubai concern, and a sedan cabin is easier to cool than a big SUV. Parked in summer sun the Fusion gets hot like everything else, but the AC pulls the temperature down quickly once you're moving and the front vents are strong. Drop the windows for the first few seconds to clear the worst of it, then let the system catch up. Remember that Salik tolls and any RTA fines during the rental are charged to you, and child seats are required for under-fours.

Who should rent it

Rent the Fusion 2020 if you want a comfortable, cheap-to-run full-size sedan for a week of city errands, highway cruising, and airport runs, and especially if you're 18 to 20 and most rental desks have turned you away. For couples, small families, and business visitors, it's a sensible, low-cost choice with a genuinely useful boot.

Step up to an SUV only if you need the higher seating, all-wheel grip, or more than five seats. And if it's pure economy you're chasing for short city hops, a smaller car will rent for less. But for the balance of space, comfort, and running cost on Dubai roads, the Fusion is hard to argue with.