Rent Kia Telluride 2023 in Dubai

One Kia Telluride 2023 does the work of two smaller cars on an airport run, and that's usually the reason people book it from us in Dubai. Seven seats, a 3.8-litre V6, and a cabin that stays calm with a full house and the AC flat out. We deliver to your door in about one to two hours, and you can rent from 18 where a lot of the market makes you wait until 21. The decision this page helps you make is straightforward: is a full-size seven-seater the right tool for your week, or are you about to pay for space and fuel you won't actually use?

Seven seats that all earn their place

The point of the Telluride is the third row, and here it's a real one. Two adults up front, two or three in the middle, and two more in the back works for a group day out or a terminal pickup, not just for a school photo. The middle row slides and reclines, so you can trade legroom between rows depending on who's sitting where. For a family of five or a group of six, nobody's folded into a corner.

The honest catch is luggage versus people. With all three rows up, the space behind the back seats takes a few soft bags and backpacks, not a stack of hard cases for seven. Drop the third row and the load bay opens right up, easily a week's holiday kit for five. So the real choice each trip is seven people or seven peoples' suitcases, rarely both at once. Six aboard with the back row down, and everything fits with room to spare.

Spec at a glance

What it costs to keep moving

A naturally aspirated 3.8 V6 hauling a full-size SUV is never going to sip, and that's the spec to weigh before you book. Figure on around 11 to 12 litres per 100 km across a normal Dubai week, more in heavy stop-start, a little better on a steady highway cruise. The 71-litre tank gives a realistic 600 km or so between fills, which is one fill for a week of city errands and maybe two if you add a longer trip. The upside is the engine itself: smooth, unstrained, and happy to move seven people and their bags without ever sounding like it's working.

Cooling a big cabin in the heat

A car this size baking in a mall car park at 45 degrees is the real summer test, and the Telluride passes it better than most. Vents reach all three rows, so the kids in the back aren't waiting on cold air that never arrives while the front seats get comfortable. The blowers are strong enough to make the first couple of minutes bearable, and once you're moving the AC holds the whole length of the cabin steady even in peak heat. Park in shade where you can and crack the windows for the first thirty seconds to dump the worst of the oven air, and the system catches up fast.

Size, parking and the open road

This is where the Telluride asks for a bit of respect. At five metres long and nearly two wide, it fills a standard Dubai bay and wants a deliberate line in a tight Marina multi-storey. Use the camera and sensors in the snug spots and give yourself an extra beat on the U-turns. The 203 mm of clearance clears speed bumps and steep mall ramps without a scrape, and the high seating gives you a clear view over traffic.

On Sheikh Zayed Road and the E11 it's in its element. The V6 has easy overtaking pull, it cruises quiet and flat above 100, and the all-wheel drive keeps it planted on the rare wet day. A DXB or DWC run with a full load is exactly the job it's built for. The AWD copes with a graded track to a desert campsite, but treat it as a road-biased family SUV, not a dune machine. A couple of standing rules apply here: Salik tolls and any RTA fines during your rental pass to you, and children under four need a child seat, which we can fit on request.

Who should book it

Rent the 2023 Telluride if you're moving a real group of five to seven and want near-luxury space without paying German-SUV money for it. For an airport pickup where one big car beats two, or a weekend away with bags, it's the sensible, comfortable pick, and renting from 18 keeps it open to younger drivers. If your week is mostly two adults and a child around the city, this is more SUV than you need, and a midsize crossover will park easier and drink far less. And if you genuinely need seven seats plus a full luggage load on every single trip, look one size up. For everyone hauling a full house across Dubai, this is the smart-money seven-seater, and we'll have it at your door within the hour.