Rent Mitsubishi Eclipse 2025 in Dubai

If you want the newest cabin you can get in a compact crossover without stepping up to big-SUV money, the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2025 is the one to book. We deliver it to your door anywhere in Dubai inside one to two hours, and the 2025 model year buys you the freshest interior and tech in this budget class. Our take: it's the sensible crossover for a couple or small family who want a current, well-kept car with a raised view and a low fuel bill, and the option of all-wheel grip when the road turns slick. It isn't fast and it won't tackle dunes, and we'll say where that matters.

Why the 2025 model year is the one to pick

Renting the latest year here mostly comes down to the cabin and the condition. The 2025 Eclipse Cross gives you the most up-to-date screen, the cleanest interior materials and the newest safety kit in the range, which makes a real difference over a week of daily driving. The seats are comfortable, the driving position is high and clear, and everything feels current rather than dated. If you've been put off budget crossovers by tired, plasticky interiors, this is the year that answers that.

It's a 1.5-litre turbo crossover, so set your expectations around comfort and running cost rather than pace. It does the everyday job calmly and looks good doing it.

Spec at a glance

The engine and how it drives

The 1.5-litre turbo makes 152 hp through a CVT. The small turbo is the heart of the car: it has enough mid-range to merge onto Sheikh Zayed Road and hold the flow without drama. Loaded with people and bags it works harder for a brisk overtake rather than shrugging it off, and above 120 you'll feel the modest power. For city pace and steady highway cruising it's perfectly content. Match the car to the job and it does exactly what a budget crossover should, quietly and without fuss.

What the all-wheel-drive option gives you

This is the feature listings tend to skip. Spec the all-wheel-drive version and the Eclipse Cross sends drive to all four wheels for grip and stability, which counts on a wet road, a sandy slip road or a firm graded track. It gives you composure where a front-drive car would scrabble, and after the season's first rain turns Dubai's roads slick, that's genuine peace of mind. What it doesn't give you is dune capability. Soft sand needs a proper 4x4 with low range. This is a road crossover with all-weather security, not a desert machine.

Boot space and luggage

The boot is honest mid-size rather than cavernous. Behind the rear seats you'll fit a large case and a couple of soft bags for two people comfortably, and the rear seats slide and fold to free up more room when you need it. A family of four packing for a week means folding one side or packing smart, but it swallows a normal shop and beach gear without a fight. For an airport run with two or three passengers and their cases it's fine; for four adults with full suitcases, size up.

Fuel across a Dubai week

For a crossover with the option of all-wheel drive, it's easy on fuel. A week of errands, school runs and the odd airport trip puts real-world consumption in the high 8s per 100 km, and the 60-litre tank stretches across several days before a station crosses your mind. A couple of runs out to DXB or DWC won't have you refuelling mid-trip. You get the higher view and the grip without the thirst of a large crossover.

Keeping cool in the heat

Every Dubai rental is judged on this in summer, and the Eclipse Cross does well. The cabin is compact enough that there isn't much air to chill, so once the AC is running it brings a parked car down to comfortable quickly. The front vents hit hard and there are rear outlets, which matter if you're carrying kids in the back through July and August. Give it a minute on full after it's baked at 45 degrees and it settles fast.

The Dubai basics

A few things to know before you set off. Salik tolls are charged to you as you pass the gantries, and any RTA fines during the rental pass to you too. Seat belts are required in every seat, and a child under four needs a proper child seat, which we can fit before delivery if you ask.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the Eclipse Cross 2025 if you want the newest cabin in the budget crossover class, you're a couple or small family doing mostly city and highway driving, and a low fuel bill and the option of all-weather grip matter to you. It parks easily, sips fuel for an SUV-shaped car, and the latest model year keeps it feeling fresh.

Size up if you regularly carry four adults with full luggage or want real overtaking punch, because this is a small-engined crossover and it shows when fully loaded. For soft sand you want a proper 4x4. But for a normal Dubai week with a modern car at the door in under two hours, the Eclipse Cross 2025 is well judged.