Rent Mclaren 720S 2022 in Dubai

We hand over the McLaren 720S 2022 across Dubai with 250 km a day built into the rental, which is more daily range than most supercar renters expect to get. The keyword here is usability. This is a mid-engine, twin-turbo V8 that does the savage 0 to 100 in 2.9 seconds, yet it also gives you two luggage areas and a cabin you can actually live with for a few days. That combination is rarer than the badge suggests, and it's the reason this 720S works for more than a single photo run.

A supercar you can drive more than once

Plenty of cars in this bracket are built for one loop of the Marina and a return to the garage. The 720S is different in a useful way. The seats are low but the doors swing up and out of the way, so getting in past a tight bay isn't the wrestling match it is in some rivals. Visibility out of that glasshouse is genuinely good for a mid-engine car, which matters when you're threading through a multi-storey or reversing out of a hotel forecourt with a queue behind you.

It's quick to the point of being silly, the 4.0-litre V8 pulling hard from low revs and never running out of road on Sheikh Zayed Road. But the everyday case is the surprise. You can take it to dinner, do an airport run, and bring it back the next day without dreading the drive. Few cars this fast are this calm at a crawl.

The two boots, and what actually fits

This is the 720S's quiet advantage. There's a front compartment of around 150 litres under the nose and a rear shelf of about 210 litres behind the cabin, roughly 360 litres in total. That's split across two spaces, so plan around shape, not just volume.

In practice you're looking at one soft holdall up front and a couple of small bags or a backpack on the rear shelf. A single medium soft case will go in the frunk if it squashes. Hard shell suitcases are the problem. For a DXB or DWC airport pickup with two people and full luggage, this car won't take it, and no amount of clever packing changes that. Travel light and it's fine for a weekend. Arrive with a week's worth of cases and you've picked the wrong car.

Specs that matter for a Dubai week

The nose, the bumps and the ramps

At 1196 mm tall and 107 mm off the ground, the 720S sits very low. The nose is the part you have to think about. Use the hydraulic front lift before every steep mall ramp and every aggressive speed bump, and Dubai has plenty of both. Forget once and you'll hear the splitter find the concrete. The lift takes a few seconds, so look ahead and trigger it early rather than at the lip of the ramp.

Parking takes patience. The car is wide at 1930 mm, lower than almost everything around it, and the rear three-quarter view tightens up when you're nose-in. Pick the end bay where you can, and reverse in so the lift and the nose face open road on the way out.

Heat, fuel and the running cost of a fast week

The cabin is small, which works in your favour at 45 degrees. There's less air to chill, so the AC pulls a parked 720S down faster than it does a big SUV. Crack the windows for the first thirty seconds to dump the worst of the trapped heat, then it settles quickly. It's a two-seat cockpit, so vents are front-focused, but for the people actually in the car the cooling is strong.

Don't expect economy from those turbos when you're enjoying them. The official combined figure is around 10.7 L/100km, and real Dubai driving with the throttle you'll inevitably use lands well above that. On a 72-litre tank, budget a fill every couple of days if you're driving it the way it's meant to be driven, more often if every entry to the highway becomes an event.

A few operating points. Salik tolls run on your account, and any RTA fines from Dubai's heavy speed enforcement come back to you, which in a car this quick is worth respecting. Seatbelts are mandatory. Stricter security terms can apply on a car at this value, so confirm the details when you book.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the 720S if you want a supercar you can use across a few days rather than one staged drive, and you're travelling light enough that two small bags is enough. It rewards the driver who'll actually take it out more than once. If you need real luggage room for an airport transfer or a family, this isn't the car, and a GT-bodied grand tourer or a luxury SUV will serve you far better. And if you can't commit to using the nose lift on every ramp and bump, save yourself the worry and size up to something with more clearance. For the right renter, the 720S is the rare supercar that earns its keep beyond the first lap.