Rent Mitsubishi ASX 2024 in Dubai

A higher seat and a softer ride without paying crossover money: that is the case for the Mitsubishi ASX 2024, and we rent it across Dubai with 250 km a day included, so a week of errands plus the odd run out of town rarely tips you into extra mileage. The ASX is a compact five-seat crossover, automatic, with a 2.0-litre engine and all-wheel drive on this car. It suits one to four people who want to sit up off the road for around the price most desks charge for a plain hatchback. This page is about who that fits, and who would be happier in something newer.

What you actually get for the money

The ASX is the older, proven Mitsubishi crossover, not the new Renault-based European one, and that is the point. The cabin is plain, the controls are obvious, and nothing about it asks you to learn a new screen on day one. The 2.0-litre makes 150 hp through a CVT automatic, which is plenty for keeping up with traffic and merging onto Sheikh Zayed Road without drama. Push for a hard overtake at speed and the CVT gets vocal before the car gets quick, so plan your passes rather than stamp on it. Around town, where most of these rentals live, it is easy and unbothered.

Will my luggage and my people fit

Four adults travel fine for an hour or two. The back seat has real knee room for this size of car, and the high hip point makes it easy to drop kids into a child seat without folding yourself in half. The catch is the boot. At 358 litres it swallows one large suitcase and a couple of soft bags, or two medium cases if you pack flat, but it is not a four-adults-plus-airport-luggage car. For a DXB pickup with a full set of hard cases, fold one rear seat or size up to a proper mid-size SUV. For two people and a week of mall runs, beach gear and a grocery shop, the space is honestly generous.

Heat, and how fast it cools down

This matters more than any spec in a Dubai summer. Park the ASX in open sun at 45 and the cabin bakes, same as everything else. The good news is the AC here is strong and simple, and the smaller cabin means the front vents pull the temperature down quickly once you are moving. There are no rear air vents, so on a hot day let the front blow hard for a minute before loading kids in the back. Start it, set it cold, give it sixty seconds with the doors open, then go. Within a few minutes it is comfortable even on the worst afternoons.

Parking, speed bumps and the daily grind

At 4365 mm long the ASX is compact enough for tight multi-storey bays and Marina ramps that bigger SUVs have to creep down. The 195 mm of ground clearance is the quiet advantage over a hatchback: speed bumps in older communities, raised mall entrances and kerbs that scrape a low car are non-events here. You sit higher, you see over traffic, and U-turns on a busy road feel less stressful because the visibility is good. It is the right size for someone who wants the SUV seating position but not the chore of wrestling a large vehicle into a city parking spot.

Fuel, range and running it for a week

Expect around 12 km/l combined, and a bit worse than that if your week is all short city hops with the AC fighting the heat. With the 63-litre tank that still means real-world range comfortably past 600 km, so a normal Dubai week is one fill-up, maybe two if you are commuting far daily. Useful to remember on the cost side: Salik tolls and any RTA fines run on the car go to you, the renter, so the gates you cross and the speed you keep are your call. Seat belts are required in every seat, and a child seat is mandatory for under-fours.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the ASX if you are one to four people who want a higher, easier seat for city driving and the occasional trip out to the mountains, and you would rather not pay full crossover rates to get it. It is roomy enough for a small family, simple to drive, and frugal enough that fuel barely registers on a week's bill. If you want newer tech, a slicker drive and a quieter highway cruise, look at a Creta or a Seltos instead; both feel a generation ahead inside. And if you are four adults with a boot full of hard cases heading from the airport, skip the compact class altogether and take a mid-size SUV. For everyone in between, the ASX is the sensible, no-fuss choice, and we can have one at your door in one to two hours.