Rent Mitsubishi ASX 2024 in Dubai

If you've spent an hour clicking through compact SUVs in Dubai and none of them stand out, the Mitsubishi ASX 2024 is often the one that ends the search. It's a straightforward SUV with a naturally aspirated engine, a CVT automatic and five seats, nothing that needs explaining before you drive off. We get it to your door within one to two hours of booking, so that decision ends there too, not at a rental counter. This page is for the renter who wants a dependable crossover for an ordinary Dubai week and isn't chasing horsepower, off-road ability, or a car that turns heads on the way to the mall.

Behind the wheel: the 2.0-litre four and its CVT

Mitsubishi builds the ASX 2024 around a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with MIVEC valve timing, good for 150 hp and 197 Nm, paired to a CVT automatic that drives the front wheels. A higher grade elsewhere in the GCC lineup adds all-wheel drive, but the unit you'll actually drive here is front-wheel drive, which is the right setup for tarmac roads and mall car parks rather than anything off them.

On the road it doesn't rush. Building up to highway speed takes a beat, so merging onto Sheikh Zayed Road works better with a proper gap than a quick dart into the lane. Once you're settled around 120, the cabin quiets down and the CVT holds steady, drifting into a drone only if you ask for a hard overtake, which is normal for this kind of gearbox. None of this is exciting, and it isn't supposed to be. What it gives you instead is an engine and transmission pairing that behaves exactly the same way on day one and day ten, and that matters more than an extra 20 horsepower when you're driving roads you don't know well.

Loading up: boot, back seat and everyday errands

At 4,355 mm long and 1,810 mm wide, the ASX sits toward the smaller end of the compact SUV class, which helps when you're threading through a tight tower basement or a packed mall ramp instead of working a bigger SUV into the same space. Ground clearance of about 195 mm takes speed bumps and steep driveway ramps without a scrape, though this is still a road car on road tyres, so treat that clearance as a city convenience, not an invitation onto sand.

The boot holds 358 litres, enough for one large case and a soft bag without stacking anything awkwardly, or a full week's shopping run left unfolded. Fitting two hard-shell cases for an airport pickup is tighter. Fold part of the rear bench and both slide in, or keep one case in the boot and set the second on the back seat next to a light passenger. Front-seat space suits two adults well, with a slightly higher seating position that's the real reason to pick an SUV over a sedan in this class. The back bench works for two adults on a normal trip, or two children with a booster seat between them, and a third adult fits for a short crossing of town rather than a longer drive.

Pump stops, mileage and staying cool in summer

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. The 63-litre tank turns that into roughly 550 to 600 km of mixed Dubai driving, which for most week-long rentals means one stop at the pump.

Mileage on this ASX runs at 250 km a day, with anything past that billed at AED 0.5 per extra kilometre. An ordinary day of city driving, an airport run, a mall trip, a school pickup, rarely gets near that figure, so the daily cap covers real use with room to spare. It's worth watching only on the one day you leave the city for somewhere like Al Ain or Hatta and back, where the round trip alone can eat most of the 250 km before you've driven a single local errand that day. Minimum age to rent the ASX is 25, worth confirming before you book if you're close to that line. Salik tolls and any RTA fines picked up during the rental fall to the renter, and child seats are required for anyone under four.

Cabin size actually works in your favour on a hot afternoon. There isn't a lot of air to cool, so the AC catches up with the outside heat fairly quickly once you're moving. The first minute after you climb back into a car that's been sitting 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 manage it.

Is this the right compact SUV for your trip

Rent the ASX 2024 if you want a compact SUV that handles an ordinary Dubai week without asking anything of you: city errands, the school route, steady highway driving, and a boot that manages groceries plus a case or two. Its plainness is the point here, not a compromise. There's nothing under the bonnet that needs a second thought, and that reliability is worth something when the rest of your week already has enough to plan around.

Size up if you're regularly carrying four adults with full luggage, or you want more shove for confident highway overtaking. The Outlander or another mid-size SUV in the fleet handles that load with less strain. Size down if it's one person doing light errands around town, since a compact hatch does that job for less rental and less fuel, and you won't miss the ASX's extra ride height. For the couple or small family in between, who wants SUV space without spending the week thinking about the car, the ASX 2024 is the sensible default it's built to be.