Rent Mercedes GLS450 2022 in Dubai

Need a full-size luxury seven-seater for a week of airport runs and long family drives in Dubai? We deliver the Mercedes GLS 450 2022 to your door in one to two hours, anywhere in the city, so you can load up and go. This is the latest version of Mercedes' flagship SUV: a quiet inline-six with mild-hybrid assist, three real rows, and air suspension that smooths out every speed bump between the Marina and the airport. The point of this page is simple. The GLS 450 earns its keep when you genuinely need seven seats and serious space. If you don't, you're paying for size you won't use, and we'll tell you when that's the case.

Who the GLS 450 is actually for

This is the car you rent when six or seven people need to travel together in comfort, not just fit. The third row is a proper bench with its own headroom and air vents, usable by adults on a real journey, not a token jump seat for kids on short hops. Think a family of seven heading to a desert resort, two couples plus luggage on an Abu Dhabi weekend, or a big airport collection where everyone arrives with full cases.

For day-to-day Dubai life with four people, this is more car than you need. The GLE gives you nearly the same cabin quality and presence in a shorter, easier package for thousands less per week. If your group is five or six and the third row is occasional, a Toyota Land Cruiser or a Kia Carnival carries the same numbers for a far smaller fuel bill. The GLS makes sense when the luxury and the seven-seat capacity both matter at once.

Does my family and luggage fit

Yes, and that's the whole reason to choose it. The GLS measures 5,207 mm long, which is what gives you a third row that adults tolerate for an hour-plus and a boot that still works behind it.

With all seven seats up, the boot holds carry-ons and soft bags, enough for a school run or a day trip, but not a full airport haul for seven. Drop the third row and you get a genuinely large flat load space that swallows multiple large suitcases plus the overflow. The honest read: seven passengers OR a week of luggage for a big family, rarely both at full capacity. For a DXB or DWC pickup with seven people and all their cases, plan on five or six passengers and the third row folded, or send a second car.

Spec at a glance

How often will I refuel

This is where the GLS asks for honesty. At a real-world 8.5 km/L in mixed Dubai driving, the 90-litre tank gives you somewhere around 766 km between fills if you're heavy on the city and motorway both. Drive gently on long highway stretches and you'll stretch closer to the upper end.

In practice that's roughly one fill a week for normal use, and the tank is large, so each stop costs more than you might expect for a petrol SUV. The inline-six is smooth and the 48V system shaves a little off idling and creep in traffic, but this is a 2.5-tonne luxury seven-seater and the fuel bill reflects that. Budget for it. If the running cost makes you wince, that's your signal to size down.

On Dubai roads and in Dubai heat

On Sheikh Zayed Road the GLS is in its element. The 375 hp six and 4MATIC give it relaxed, confident overtaking at highway speed, and at the 120 limit it feels barely awake. Long airport runs and inter-emirate drives are exactly what this car is built for.

The AIRMATIC air suspension is the quiet hero around town. It irons out the sharp speed bumps in residential communities and lifts to clear steep mall and Marina ramps without scraping, then settles back down at speed. Ground clearance runs from 201 to 216 mm depending on the setting, so the underside stays safe over the bumps that catch lower cars.

Heat is handled well. Park this cabin in 45-degree sun and the multi-zone climate pulls it down quickly for the front rows, with dedicated vents feeding the second and third rows so the people in the back aren't left waiting. In a cabin this large that rear-vent coverage matters more than in a small hatch, and the GLS has it.

The size trade-off, parked

The same length that gives you the space makes parking a deliberate act. At over 5.2 metres, the GLS is tight in older multi-storey bays and in Marina towers, and you'll use the 360-degree camera and sensors on every reverse. It's not difficult, just slow, and you'll want to scout end bays. On open mall and hotel parking it's a non-issue. If most of your week is squeezing into compact residential parking, factor that in.

A few Dubai rules sit with the driver regardless of the car. Salik tolls are charged to you as you pass the gantries, any RTA fines during your rental pass to you, and seatbelts are required in all three rows. Children under four need an appropriate child seat, which we can fit on request.

The verdict

Rent the GLS 450 2022 when you actually need what it offers: seven people in real comfort, a third row adults can live with, and a luxury cabin for long highway and airport runs. For that brief, nothing in this class does it better, and the latest cabin and smooth six make it the family flagship worth the spend.

But take the side that fits your trip. Travelling with four and not using the third row, you're paying for length you don't need, so go GLE and pocket the difference. Need seven seats on a tight budget without the badge, and a Land Cruiser or Carnival carries the same people for far less fuel. The GLS is the right answer only when the seven seats and the luxury both count. When they do, we'll have it at your door within two hours.