Rent Mercedes G63 2022 in Dubai

A black Mercedes G 63 AMG 2022 does something the lighter cars in Dubai's rental fleets don't: it turns a parked afternoon into a slow bake. Dark paint and a wall of upright glass soak up the sun instead of throwing it back, so the seat that greets you after three hours outside a mall is genuinely hot to sit on. That's the real tax on the colour everyone actually wants for this car, since black is what makes a G-Wagon look like a G-Wagon in every photo. We can have this G 63 AMG at your hotel, villa or the arrivals hall within one to two hours of booking. The question worth answering before you commit a week to it is whether that heat penalty, on top of everything else this car asks of you, is a fair trade for the presence it buys.

The twin-turbo V8, and how it drives

Start with what you're actually paying for. The G 63 runs a hand-built 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, the AMG "one man, one engine" unit that carries the signature of whoever assembled it, sending 585 hp and 850 Nm through a nine-speed automatic to all four wheels. Your 2022 car is the pre-facelift version, built before Mercedes added the 48-volt hybrid assist that arrived in 2025, so there's no electric shove filling in the low revs. You feel a short beat of turbo lag off the line, then the V8 comes on hard and hauls close to two and a half tonnes to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.

The number is fine. The sound is why people book it. Thumb the starter and the exhaust cracks off nearby glass, and a firm push on Sheikh Zayed Road brings a low, angry V8 pull that gets noticed two lanes over. Be honest about the rest, though. Steering is heavy and slow to answer, the tall body leans through bends, and past 120 km/h the flat, upright front is plainly working against the wind. Underneath sits permanent all-wheel drive with three locking differentials and a low-range gearbox, real off-road hardware no renter here will need. Nobody takes a hired G 63 into Hatta's wadis, and you shouldn't plan to either.

Space, boot and the daily use

For all the drama under the bonnet, the G 63 handles ordinary days better than the shape suggests. Five proper seats, upright and roomy front and back, and a driving position tall enough to see clean over most of the traffic around you, which takes some of the nerve out of piloting something this size through the city. The boot holds 480 litres behind the rear seats, enough for a pair of large cases stacked with a duffel bag on top after a flight in. One thing to plan around is the tailgate. It's side-hinged with the spare wheel bolted to it rather than lifting up, so you need clear space behind the car to swing it open.

Width is the number that actually shapes your week. The body measures 1,984 mm, but across the mirrors you're nearer 2.2 metres, which means folding them in and slowing down for an older mall's multi-storey or a tight residential bay rather than trusting the gap by eye. The flat, square sides at least make the corners easier to judge. Ground clearance of 241 mm makes speed bumps and steep ramp entrances a non-event, no scraping or creeping over at an angle. Worth flagging before you book: the step-in is a genuine climb even with the running boards, which matters if you've got small kids or anyone arriving in heels.

A black cabin, fuel and running cost

This is where the colour earns its own paragraph. Leave a black G 63 parked through a Dubai afternoon in the mid-40s and the dark metal gives almost nothing back to the sun, while the tall, upright glass around the cabin works like a greenhouse on top of that. Climb back in after a few hours and the first breath is genuinely hot, more so than you'd get stepping into a white or silver car parked in the same spot. The recovery is fast once you're moving, though. The climate system is strong front and rear, with real vents feeding the second row rather than a weak trickle off the dash, so the cabin settles to comfortable within a couple of minutes. Parking in shade or a basement level whenever you can shortens that first uncomfortable stretch.

Running the engine costs what you'd expect from a two-and-a-half-tonne V8. The 100-litre tank takes premium only, and while the official combined figure sits near 14.7 litres per 100 km, real Dubai city driving with the AC fighting that black cabin pushes consumption into the high teens. Budget for regular stops rather than treating it like a family sedan. Your rental includes 250 kilometres a day, and every kilometre past that is billed at AED 0.5, which covers most city-only weeks but adds up fast on a Hatta day trip or repeated airport runs. Salik tolls charge automatically as you pass under the gates, and any RTA fines during your rental come back to you as the renter.

Who should rent it, and who should look elsewhere

Book the G 63 AMG if presence is the actual reason you're renting: the hand-built V8, the noise on a cold start, and a shape that dominates any forecourt or valet line in the city. For being noticed, over one evening or a full week, nothing else in the class gets close, and the heat-soak and the fuel bill are simply the price of that. If the parked-car heat is what worries you more than the running cost, ask whether a lighter-coloured G 63 is available in the fleet rather than switching models. Same engine, same noise, a cooler seat when you climb back in.

Look elsewhere if what you actually want is comfort. A Mercedes GLS or a Range Rover rides softer, stays quieter, drinks less and swallows more luggage, which makes either the better choice for long Sheikh Zayed Road stretches or a week spent mostly moving a family around. As a luxury rental, this one takes a refundable deposit, and you need to be at least 25 to take the keys, older than the minimum age on most SUVs we carry. Go in knowing what the black paint and the width ask of you daily, and the G 63 gives back exactly what it promises.