Rent Mercedes GLS 600 2022 in Dubai

The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 2022 is the car you rent in Dubai when the back seat matters more than the driver's, and we'll bring it to your door inside one to two hours in that unmistakable black finish. This is Mercedes' flagship SUV wearing the Maybach badge, a full-size luxury seven-seater built around rear-cabin comfort and a 4.0-litre V8 that hits 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds without ever sounding hurried. Our argument is straightforward: this is a chauffeur-grade SUV for a wedding, a business run, or a week where arriving in something special is part of the point. It is not a sensible daily runabout, and we'll be honest about where that shows.

Why it's really a back-seat car

Most SUV rentals are about the person driving. This one flips it. The Maybach's whole design centres on the rear, where the executive layout gives two passengers the best seats in the vehicle, reclining and quiet with their own controls and acres of room. You can spec it as a seven-seater when you need the perches, but the car makes its case with fewer people aboard and the rear treated as a lounge. If your reason for renting is that a client, a bride, or a VIP guest should ride in the best seat in Dubai for the day, that back cabin is the whole product.

The V8, and how it carries the weight

The engine matters here for how quietly it works rather than how loud it gets. The twin-turbo V8 makes 558 hp and 730 Nm, with an EQ Boost mild-hybrid motor smoothing the low speeds, and the 4.9-second sprint is delivered with a hush that suits the car's job. On Sheikh Zayed Road it gathers pace effortlessly and settles into a serene cruise, the air suspension ironing the road flat so rear passengers feel almost nothing. This is a car that overtakes by intent, not effort. You never work it, and the people in the back never notice the speed, which is exactly the point of a Maybach.

Space, luggage and the airport run

At more than five metres long the GLS 600 is genuinely large, and the front two rows are palatial. With the rearmost seats folded the load area is broad and flat, easily taking several large cases for a DXB or DWC collection with the executive rear still in play. Raise the third row for a full group and luggage space tightens, so the practical week is a handful of passengers riding in comfort with a big boot, or a fuller car travelling lighter. For airport pickups where the point is that guests step out into something special, few rentals in Dubai make the same first impression.

Heat, size and the costs that come with it

A parked cabin still bakes in a Dubai summer, and while the black paint looks the part it doesn't help the sun, so give the climate a moment to work. Once moving, the system cools the large interior steadily and rear passengers get their own strong outlets, which on a car at this level is a given rather than a bonus. We can pre-cool it on delivery so the first minutes aren't the worst part of the ride.

Two practical notes. This is a wide, long vehicle, so tight Marina basements, steep tower ramps and older mall bays ask for patience and a slow line, and the cameras earn their keep in snug spots. And the running costs are real: the V8 drinks around 12 litres per 100 km even driven gently, the extra-kilometre charge is higher than on a mainstream SUV, Salik tolls bill through to you, and any RTA fine during the rental is yours. A child seat is required by law for under-fours, which we can fit on request.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the Maybach GLS 600 2022 when the occasion justifies it: a wedding, a VIP airport collection, a business day where the arrival is part of the message, or simply a week where you want the most comfortable rear seat money rents in Dubai. Its case is presence and rear-cabin luxury, not practicality or fuel economy.

Skip it if your week is ordinary city errands and a tight budget, where a GLE or a standard GLS gives you most of the space and comfort at a fraction of the running cost. And if you need to seat seven adults with full luggage regularly, a conventional three-row SUV does that job with less compromise. Choose the Maybach when the point is that the people inside arrive in something exceptional.