Rent Nissan Altima 2021 in Dubai

Need a comfortable midsize sedan for a week in Dubai without watching the odometer? We deliver the Nissan Altima 2021 with 250 km a day included, so the school run, the office commute and a couple of dinners across town all sit inside your daily allowance. This is the roomy, easy-going choice for value-minded drivers and small families: a big back seat, a deep boot and a 2.5-litre engine tuned for relaxed cruising rather than drama. The point of this page is simple. The Altima makes sense as your everyday Dubai car and your airport workhorse, and it has one honest weak spot worth knowing before you book.

What you're actually renting

The 2021 Altima is a front-wheel-drive sedan with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder making 188 hp, paired to a CVT automatic. That combination is built for comfort and economy, not corner-carving. On Sheikh Zayed Road it settles into a quiet, planted cruise at 100 to 120, overtakes have enough in reserve, and the cabin stays calm. Push it hard from a standstill or up a sharp incline and the CVT lets the engine drone, the revs flaring before speed catches up. You feel it most on a steep mall ramp or a hard merge. For normal Dubai driving, none of that registers. It's a comfort car that gets out of its own way.

Space for people and the back seat

This is where the Altima earns its keep. The rear bench is genuinely wide and the legroom is some of the best in the class, so three adults across the back works for a city hop and two adults sit in real comfort on a longer run. If you're fitting a child seat, the doors open wide and the bench is flat enough to make the install painless. Under-fours need a child seat by law here, and the Altima's rear gives you room to mount one without the front passenger surrendering their knees.

Boot space and airport runs

The boot holds 436 litres with a wide, square opening, which is the practical reason to pick this car for DXB and DWC pickups. Two large hard cases go in flat with a cabin bag beside them, and you'll still have room for a couple of soft bags on top. A family of four heading home for the holidays can pack properly rather than playing luggage Tetris in the back seat. The rear seats fold if you ever need to carry something long, though for airport duty the standard boot is the whole story.

Fuel, range and how often you'll stop

The 2.5-litre returns around 7.4 L/100km combined, and with a tank near 61 litres that's roughly 800 km of range. In real Dubai use, a mix of Sheikh Zayed Road cruising and stop-start traffic, expect a full week of normal commuting on a single fill, maybe a top-up if you're doing daily airport runs or long highway days. It sips less than most SUVs and bigger sedans, which is the quiet saving that makes the Altima a sensible week's rental. The renter covers Salik tolls, so the fewer gates you cross the better, and any RTA fines pass to you as well.

Heat, AC and the parked-cabin problem

Dubai summers push past 45C, and a car left in the sun turns into an oven. The Altima's AC is strong and pulls a baked cabin down quickly, with rear vents feeding the back seat so passengers behind aren't left to suffer while the front cools first. Give it a few minutes with the fan high before you load kids in, and by the time you're out of the car park it's genuinely cold. For a midsize family sedan, the cooling is one of its reassuring traits rather than an afterthought.

Parking, ramps and city manners

At just under 4.9 metres the Altima is a proper midsize, longer than a compact, so tight multi-storey bays and busy Marina basements ask for a bit of care on the reverse-in. The light steering and good visibility make it easy to place, and the turning circle is reasonable for U-turns on the wider roads. Ground clearance is modest at around 127 mm, so take the steep mall ramps and aggressive speed bumps gently to avoid scraping the front lip. Nothing here is awkward, but if your week is mostly tight car parks, a smaller sedan is less faff.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the Altima 2021 if you want space, comfort and low running costs for daily Dubai driving, airport transfers with real luggage, or a small family that needs a big back seat. It's the value pick when you'd otherwise overpay for an SUV you don't need. Skip it if you're solo and parking in cramped basements all week, where a smaller sedan is easier to thread. And if you want a high seating position, raised ground clearance for rougher tracks, or seven seats, size up to an SUV instead. For most renters who just want a roomy, frugal, drama-free week, this is the easy yes.