Rent Ford Mustang 2024 in Dubai

A Ford Mustang 2024 in Dubai doesn't have to cost like an exotic once the meter starts running. This black fastback carries a genuinely sensible daily rate for a proper sports coupe, and the fine print proves it: 250 km included every day, then just AED 0.5 for each extra kilometre, a fraction of what most sports-car and convertible rentals in this city charge once you go past their limit. We deliver it to your hotel, home or terminal, usually within one to two hours of booking. Ours is the 2.3 EcoBoost coupe, the practical route into the newest Mustang generation, the S650. This page works out when that engine is enough car, and when the V8 earns the upgrade.

The V8, and what's new about this generation

Ford dropped the old Mustang body after 2023 and started fresh with the S650, so a 2024 car carries the current shape rather than a facelift of the last one. The nose is sharper, the stance is wider, and inside, a single curved display runs from the driver's cluster into the centre screen instead of the old analog dials and small touchscreen. It reads as a genuinely new cabin, not an update.

The engine choice hasn't changed: a 2.3-litre turbocharged four or a 5.0-litre V8, both rear-wheel drive, since Mustang has never come with all-wheel drive. Our car is the four, doing about 315 hp and 0 to 100 km/h in around 5.5 seconds through a 10-speed automatic, which is brisk enough to hold its own on Sheikh Zayed Road with room for a confident overtake. The V8 GT, badged separately and sold alongside it, makes closer to 486 hp and sounds the part at idle in a way the turbo four never will. Rear-wheel drive plus a firm right foot on a wet morning or a painted line will still step the back end out, so give the car a gentle first day before you lean on it.

Two-plus-two, and the honest boot reality

Count the back seats as storage, not passenger space. This is a 2+2, and the rear bench suits a jacket, a couple of bags or a child on a short hop, not adults who want their knees back afterward. Up front, the seating position is low and properly shaped, with real width for two.

Where the fastback earns its keep is the boot. At about 382 litres it beats the convertible version by a wide margin, since there's no folding roof eating into the space behind the seats. That's enough for two large cases or a case and a couple of soft bags, which makes it a genuine option for an airport run rather than a car you have to plan luggage around. The trade-off is ride height. Ground clearance sits around 130 mm, so steep hotel ramps, tight mall entrances and the sharper speed bumps around the Marina all want a slow, angled approach rather than driving straight over them.

Running cost, heat and the cabin

The EcoBoost four is the reason this Mustang is cheap to actually drive, not just cheap to book. Figure on about 10 litres per 100 km in mixed city traffic, and with a 59-litre tank that clears well over 500 km between fills on a normal week, running on premium fuel. Set that against a V8's thirst on the same week and the saving is real, on top of the lower daily rate.

Black paint works against you here. Parked in the open at midday, a dark coupe with a solid glass roof line soaks up more heat than a lighter car, and the seats and wheel will be properly warm when you climb back in. There's no soft top to worry about, at least, and the cabin is small enough that the AC has less air to fight once you're moving, so the front vents pull the temperature down fast. The rear seats get noticeably less airflow, one more reason to keep them for bags rather than people on a hot afternoon. Park in shade where you can, and give the car a minute with the doors open before a summer drive. Salik tolls and any RTA fines pass to the renter, and seat belts are required in every seat.

Who should rent it, and who should look elsewhere

This EcoBoost coupe suits one or two people who want the current Mustang shape, a fair rate, and a car that copes with daily errands without punishing the fuel budget. It's the sensible way into the S650, not a compromise version of it, and the bigger boot makes it more usable across a week than the convertible.

Book the V8 GT if the engine note is the actual reason you want a Mustang. Its 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 pulls harder and sounds the way most people picture when they picture this car, and the four-cylinder was never going to match that. Look elsewhere altogether if your week means four adults or a real luggage load for a group, since the back seats and the firm ride will wear thin fast, and a sedan or SUV will treat your passengers better.

A few terms before you book. Being a sports car, it goes out against a refundable deposit confirmed at the time of booking, not a no-deposit deal. You need to be at least 25 to take the keys, the daily mileage allowance is 250 km, and every kilometre past that is AED 0.5, cheap enough that a longer drive out of the city won't cost you a second thought. Get the engine choice right for what you actually want from the week, and this is one of the better-value sports coupes you can put your name on in Dubai right now.