Rent Mitsubishi ASX 2022 in Dubai

Want a raised-up crossover for the week without paying crossover money? The Mitsubishi ASX 2022 is one of the easiest budget runarounds we hand over in Dubai, and we'll rent it to you from age 18, while most desks in this city won't talk to you until you're 21. That alone settles a lot of bookings. The ASX is a small, no-fuss SUV that sits you higher than a sedan, copes fine with daily city driving, and asks very little of you. It isn't quick and it isn't new inside, but for errands, the school run and the odd trip out of town, it does the job and costs less than the newer compact crossovers people assume they need.

Who the ASX 2022 actually suits

This is a car for the renter who wants the seating height and the easy view out of an SUV without stepping up to Creta or Seltos money. You sit tall, the doors are upright so kids and older passengers get in without folding themselves down, and the controls are old-school simple. Nobody needs a tutorial to drive it.

What you're trading for the low rate is age. The 2022 ASX is the last of a long-running design, so the cabin plastics, the screen and the general feel are a generation behind the newer Koreans. If a modern interior and a punchy drive matter to you, size up. If you mostly want a reliable, higher-set runabout that's cheap to keep moving, this is the sensible pick.

Specs at a glance

How it drives in the city and on the highway

The 2.0-litre and 150 hp sound healthier on paper than they feel, because the CVT gearbox prioritises smoothness over urgency. Around town that's fine. Pulling away from lights and rolling through Marina or Downtown traffic, it's relaxed and easy, and the light steering makes U-turns and tight bays painless.

Push it harder and the limits show. On Sheikh Zayed Road the ASX gets to a cruise comfortably enough, but ask for a quick overtake at speed and the CVT sends the revs up before the car responds. Plan your moves a beat early and it's calm; treat it like a hot hatch and it'll feel strained. For airport runs to DXB or DWC with a couple of passengers, it's perfectly happy. For four adults and a full load on a long highway stint, expect it to work.

The all-wheel-drive setup is more about steady manners on the road than off-roading. It'll handle a graded desert track or a beach access road, but this isn't a dune car, so don't book it for serious soft sand.

Boot, space and luggage

The 393-litre boot is honest small-SUV size. Two large suitcases plus a soft bag will go in for an airport pickup, and once you drop the back seats it opens up enough for a flat-pack run or sports kit. Five adults fit at a squeeze for short hops, but the back is best thought of as two adults or three kids in comfort. The tall roof helps: it never feels as cramped as the boot number suggests, and loading a pram or a stroller over that high opening is easy on your back.

Heat, AC and parking

Cabin cooling is the question every summer renter asks, and the ASX answers it adequately rather than impressively. The front vents are strong and pull a parked cabin down from oven heat to bearable in a few minutes when it's 45 outside, but there are no rear air vents, so back-seat passengers wait a little longer on the worst days. Park in shade where you can and it's a non-issue. With glass that age, a sunshade on the windscreen is worth keeping in the boot.

On size and parking, the ASX is genuinely easy. At 4.3 metres long and just 1.81 wide, it slots into tight multi-storey bays and threads Marina ramps without the breath-holding a bigger SUV needs. The 205 mm ground clearance clears Dubai's tall speed bumps and mall ramps without a scrape, which is one real advantage over a low sedan.

Fuel, Salik and the rules

The 60-litre tank and roughly 8 litres per 100 km combined mean a tankful covers a normal week of city driving with room to spare, so most renters fill once and forget it. Real Dubai stop-and-go in summer, with the AC fighting the heat, pushes consumption higher, but you're still not stopping at the pump often.

A few standing rules: Salik tolls run on your account during the rental, and any RTA fines come back to you, so watch the camera zones on Sheikh Zayed Road. Seat belts are required in every seat, and children under four need a proper child seat, which we can fit before delivery.

The verdict

Rent the ASX 2022 if you want a cheap, reliable, raised-up runabout for city life and light trips, and you'd rather keep the rate down than have the latest cabin. It's the easy budget crossover, nothing more and nothing less. If you'll spend real time at highway speed, carry four adults regularly, or you care about a modern interior and stronger pace, spend a little more on a Creta or a Seltos instead. For everyone else doing mall runs, school drops and the occasional weekend out, the ASX is the right amount of car for the money.