Rent Mercedes S 450 2024 in Dubai

We hand over the Mercedes S450 2024 across Dubai, and you can take it with the no-deposit option, so the full-size flagship doesn't tie up a big hold on your card for the week. This is the sensible way into the S-Class badge. The S450 sits below the V8 cars, runs a smooth turbocharged straight-six with a mild-hybrid assist, and gives you the same hushed, hand-finished cabin and magic-carpet ride that the badge is known for. The decision this page helps you make is simple: whether the six-cylinder S-Class is enough car for your business runs, hotel transfers and special occasions, or whether you should step up to a V8.

What the S450 actually is

The heart of it is a 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six making around 362 horsepower, paired with an EQ Boost mild-hybrid system that adds a brief shove and smooths out the stop-start. A 9-speed automatic sends power to the rear or, on 4MATIC cars, all four wheels. Zero to 100 km/h takes about 5.1 seconds, and the top speed is limited to 250 km/h.

That makes the S450 quick without being dramatic. It builds speed in one long, quiet push rather than a hard punch, which is the character you want in a limousine. There's enough in reserve to clear a slow truck on Sheikh Zayed Road without thinking about it, but you'll never be thrown back in your seat.

The cabin is where your money goes. It's properly quiet at highway speed, the seats are some of the best in any car you can rent, and the air suspension irons out Dubai's expansion joints and patched tarmac better than almost anything else on the road. The two rear screens and reclining back seats earn their keep on a long airport run or a slow crawl through evening traffic when you'd rather be a passenger.

Specifications

The table is the reference. What matters is how those numbers play out over a week in Dubai.

Heat, AC and rear comfort

In June and July the cabin can sit at oven temperature after an hour in a mall car park. The S450's climate system is strong and pulls a parked cabin down quickly, and the insulated glass means it doesn't keep re-heating the way a budget car does. Rear passengers get their own vents and controls, and cars optioned with the rear comfort package add heated and ventilated back seats. For a hotel transfer or a client pickup in peak summer, the back of this car stays genuinely comfortable, which is the whole point of renting one.

Refuelling and running it

At roughly 7.8 litres per 100 km combined and a tank near 76 litres, the official range is around 950 km. Real Dubai driving won't see that. Short hops, hard AC use and the car's near two-tonne weight push consumption up, so plan on a fill every 600 to 700 km of mixed driving. That's still only one or two stops on a normal week, and the six-cylinder is more frugal than the V8 cars, which is part of why it's the smarter rental if you're covering distance rather than chasing pace.

Living with the size

This is a long, wide, full-size sedan at over five metres. On Sheikh Zayed Road and the E11 it's in its element, stable and quiet at a cruise. Around the Marina or in older multi-storey car parks it asks for more care, and the 360-degree camera does a lot of the work in tight bays and on U-turns. Ground clearance is modest at about 96 mm, so take aggressive speed bumps and steep ramp lips slowly to avoid scraping the front. For a DXB or DWC run the boot swallows two large cases and a couple of soft bags with room to spare, so a family of four plus luggage is no stretch.

A word on Dubai admin: Salik tolls run up on a car like this if you're crossing the city daily, and any RTA fines during your rental pass to you, so drive it the way you'd drive your own. Seat belts are required in every seat.

Who should rent it, and who should size up

Rent the S450 if you want the S-Class experience at a sensible entry point. For business travel, hotel and airport transfers, weddings and the kind of occasion where the car is part of the impression, it does everything the badge promises and costs less to run than the V8 cars. It's equally good to drive yourself or to sit in the back of.

Step up to the S500 or S580 if you specifically want V8 muscle and the extra urgency off the line. Bear in mind the real car can be inflated by options, so what you get depends on the spec of our particular vehicle. And if your week is mostly solo and you'd rather have a sharper, more engaging drive than a soft limousine, a smaller executive sedan suits you better. For most people who want comfort, quiet and presence without paying for a V8, the S450 is the one to book.