Rent Nissan 370Z 2023 in Dubai

Book a Nissan 370Z 2023 in Dubai and the car that turns up isn't the old 370Z at all. Nissan retired that naturally aspirated coupe years earlier, and what replaced it for this model year is the redesigned Z, built around a twin-turbo V6 instead of the free-breathing six the badge is known for. We still list it under the 370Z name because that's how the booking system carries it, but every spec in this article belongs to the newer car. We deliver it to your door in one to two hours, in red, and the real decision here isn't whether you like the styling. It's whether a strict two-seat sports coupe fits your week.

The twin-turbo V6, and how the new Z drives

Under the hood is a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6, good for 400 hp and 475 Nm, paired with a nine-speed automatic that sends power to the rear wheels. The old 370Z's 3.7-litre six had to be revved hard to make its numbers; this one doesn't. Turbo lag is minimal and the torque arrives from around 2,000 rpm, so the car feels strong pulling out of a roundabout, not just near redline. Nissan quotes 0 to 100 km/h in roughly 4.5 seconds for the automatic, and top speed is capped electronically at 250 km/h, more margin than you'll ever legally use on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Rear-wheel drive and 400 hp mean the back end will step out if you're careless with the throttle in the wet or on a painted lane marker, which does happen here even if it's rare. Left in the standard drive mode, it's calm enough for daily traffic and easy to place in a car park. Push it into Sport and the exhaust note and throttle response sharpen up noticeably. This isn't the car to learn a new automatic on. It rewards someone who already knows how to drive a quick rear-wheel-drive coupe.

Two seats, a small boot and what actually fits

There's no rear bench to plan around, just two seats and a boot behind them. This is a two-person booking from the start, not a car to explain away with "the back seat is for bags." The boot measures around 195 litres, enough for two soft bags or a couple of backpacks and a laptop case, not for hard-shell suitcases stacked for a proper trip. Two people flying into DXB with carry-on only will manage fine. Two people with checked luggage for a week won't, and there's no back seat to fall back on for the overflow.

Ground clearance sits around 122 mm, low even by sports-coupe standards. Speed bumps, the ramp into a Marina tower's basement parking, and the exit of a multi-storey deck all need a slow, angled approach. Treat every ramp as a potential scrape, because on this car it usually is one.

Running cost, heat and the cabin

Exterior colour doesn't change how fast a car heats up inside, and this red example is no exception. A coupe with this much glass and this little cabin volume gets properly hot in direct July sun, whatever colour it's painted. What does help is how quickly it recovers once the AC is running. The cabin is small enough that the front vents pull the temperature down within a couple of minutes, with nothing in the back competing for the airflow. Give it a minute with the doors open before you climb back in, then let the AC do the rest.

The 62-litre tank and the twin-turbo V6 return around 11 litres per 100 km in mixed driving, more if you spend time in Sport mode, and it wants premium fuel. The policy on this car is 250 km included a day, with AED 0.5 for every kilometre after that, which covers a normal week of city driving plus a highway run or two without getting close to the cap. Salik tolls and any RTA fines are the renter's responsibility, and seat belts are compulsory in both seats, no exceptions.

Who should rent it, and who should look elsewhere

Rent this if you're one or two people after a proper rear-wheel-drive drive for a day, a weekend or a short trip, and you're fine with a firm ride and a car that expects some skill behind the wheel. The minimum age here is 25, and that's not a formality sitting on the page for show. A 400 hp rear-drive coupe isn't the car for a first solo drive in an unfamiliar city.

Look elsewhere if there are three or four of you, if you're bringing real luggage, or if most of your week is easy, relaxed cruising rather than a deliberate drive. The seats, the boot and the ground clearance all point the same way. For a short, focused stretch behind the wheel of a genuinely quick coupe, in red, on Sheikh Zayed Road, it's one of the more honest sports cars on offer here: no pretending it's practical, just a strong engine and a chassis built to be driven.