Rent Mitsubishi ASX 2024 in Dubai

Book the Mitsubishi ASX 2024 for a week that's mostly Dubai errands with one longer drive mixed in, and the number to plan around is 250 km a day, not the total for the rental. That daily cap covers an ordinary day of the city with real room to spare, but it doesn't stretch as far once you add a proper day trip on top of local driving. We get the car to your door within one to two hours of booking, which is the easy part. Working out whether your one big day out fits inside 250 km, or needs a day of its own, is the part worth doing before you sign, not after.

The engine, and how it drives

Mitsubishi puts a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder under the ASX's bonnet, tuned for 150 hp and 197 Nm and paired with a CVT automatic driving the front wheels. A higher grade in the wider GCC lineup adds all-wheel drive, but the unit that reaches your door is front-wheel drive, which is the right setup for tarmac driving around the city and out on the highway rather than anything off it.

There's no turbo lag to plan around and no hybrid system adding weight, just a straightforward engine and gearbox pairing that has changed little across recent model years. On Sheikh Zayed Road, that shows up as steady, predictable behaviour rather than quick response. Building up to 120 km/h takes a beat, and the CVT holds a flat note once you're cruising, rising only when you ask for a proper overtake. Around town, in stop-start traffic and multi-storey car parks, the gearbox is smooth enough that passengers rarely notice it's a CVT at all.

Boot, back seat and the daily load

Boot space is 358 litres, which in practical terms is one large suitcase plus a soft bag or two, not a stack of three hard-shell cases. A single traveller or a couple with a week's luggage will have no trouble. Two people flying in with full-size cases for an airport pickup should plan to fold part of the rear bench down, or keep one case on the seat next to a passenger.

Front seats hold two adults comfortably in a slightly raised position, which is most of the reason to choose an SUV over a hatchback in this class. The back seat handles two adults on an ordinary trip, or two children with a booster between them, without anyone complaining. Add a third adult back there and it's workable for a short crossing of the city, not for a run out of it.

At 4,355 mm long and 1,810 mm wide, the ASX is compact enough to thread through tight multi-storey bays and Marina mall ramps without the three-point turns a bigger SUV sometimes needs. Ground clearance of about 195 mm clears speed bumps and steep driveway ramps cleanly, though this rides on standard road tyres, so treat that clearance as a city advantage rather than an invitation onto sand.

Running cost, heat and the cabin

Combined fuel economy sits around 8 L/100km, closer to 9 in stop-start city traffic and closer to 7 once you're holding a steady highway speed. With the 63-litre tank, that's roughly 550 to 600 km of mixed Dubai driving before you need a pump, usually one stop across a normal week.

Mileage is where the planning actually matters on this car. The allowance is 250 km a day, and anything past that costs AED 0.5 per extra kilometre. An ordinary day of city driving, a school run, a mall stop, an airport pickup, rarely gets past 100 km, so the cap is generous for local use. The arithmetic changes on the one day you leave the city. Abu Dhabi and back is close to 280 km round trip, and Al Ain isn't far behind it, so either drive alone eats past the daily 250 km before you've done a single local errand that day. Stack the long drive onto a day that also includes city running around and you'll pay the AED 0.5 rate on the overage, not a punishing amount, but worth expecting rather than discovering on the final invoice. The simple fix is to give the long day trip a day of its own and keep the rest of the week local, which sits well inside the allowance. Minimum age to rent the ASX is 25, and Salik tolls and any RTA fines picked up during the rental are the renter's responsibility, the same as on every car we hand over.

Cabin size actually works in your favour on the heat. There isn't much air to cool, so the AC catches up with the outside temperature quickly once you're moving. The first minute after climbing back into a car that's been parked in direct sun at 45 degrees is still rough, the same as almost anything this size, so crack a window before you get in if you can, and give the vents half a minute to catch up before judging the car on comfort.

Who should rent it, and who should size up

Rent the ASX 2024 if your week is mostly local, city errands, the school run, steady highway commuting, with one longer day out folded in somewhere. Planned properly against the 250 km daily cap, that combination fits without surprises on the bill. The engine and CVT are plain by design, and that predictability is worth something when you're on roads you don't know well.

Size up if you're regularly carrying four adults with full luggage, or stacking more than one long out-of-town day into the same rental, since both the daily cap and the boot start to feel tight under that pattern. The Outlander or another mid-size SUV in the fleet handles that load better. Size down if it's one person running light errands around town, since a compact hatch does the job for less rental and less fuel, and you won't miss the extra ride height. For a couple or a small family whose week mixes ordinary city driving with a single trip out of town, the ASX 2024 is a sensible choice, as long as you give that one long day room of its own.