Rent Nissan Altima 2022 in Dubai

Most people renting a sedan in Dubai aren't chasing thrills. They want a quiet, roomy car that eats highway miles and doesn't punish them at the pump, and the Nissan Altima 2022 is built around exactly that. Rent it from 18 with us, with the car at your door in one to two hours. The argument of this page is about temperament. The Altima is a relaxed cruiser, not a sharp driver, and that calm is its strength on Sheikh Zayed Road and the long airport runs that fill a Dubai week. If you want a car that hustles, this isn't it, and we'll be honest about where the comfort bias bites.

The cruise: what it's like on the highway

Point the Altima down the E11 and it does its best work. The cabin is hushed at 120, the soft suspension smooths Dubai's expansion joints, and the seats are the kind you can sit in from Dubai to Abu Dhabi without fidgeting. The 2.5-litre four makes 188 hp, which is plenty to merge and hold a lane with confidence, and the front-wheel-drive layout keeps it stable and predictable.

The CVT automatic is tuned for smoothness, not drama. Ask for a hard overtake and it lets the engine drone while it gathers pace, which is the one moment the relaxed character shows its seams. Plan the move a beat early and it's a non-issue. For steady cruising, which is most of what a highway week involves, it's calm and effortless.

Fuel, and how rarely you'll stop

This is a big part of why the Altima makes sense for the miles. The 2.5-litre four is efficient for a midsize, returning somewhere around 11 to 13 km/L in city use and better once you settle into a highway cruise. On the 61.3-litre tank, a careful week stretches a long way, and a couple of airport runs barely dent it. Most renters fill once across a normal week, maybe twice if they're commuting between the emirates daily. The frugality matters: an older-year sedan is a value book, and a thirsty engine would undo that. This one doesn't.

Spec at a glance

Space inside and luggage in the boot

At 4.9 metres long, the Altima is a true midsize, and that length goes into the cabin rather than the styling. Four adults travel in real comfort, and three across the back works for kids or for short hops. The boot is deep and square, the kind that takes two large hard cases and a few soft bags without a game of Tetris, so a family of four heading to DXB or DWC packs without stress. Fold the rear seats and you get a long flat floor for golf clubs or a flat-pack. If it's just two of you with carry-on, you're paying for boot you won't use, and a compact sedan would save a little. For the family run, the size is the point.

Staying cool in a Dubai summer

Park a dark sedan in July and the cabin turns into an oven within minutes, so the AC's job is recovery, not magic. The Altima's system is up to it. The front vents pull a baked cabin down to comfortable within a few minutes of driving, and there are rear vents, which matters when kids are in the back on a 45-degree afternoon. It's a proper midsize climate system rather than a token one, and for a family that's worth more than any trim detail.

Parking and the one thing to watch

The length that gives you the cabin is also the only thing the Altima asks of you in town. In a tight Marina multi-storey or a packed mall bay, it's a longer car to place, and the U-turn circle is wider than a compact's. The low 137 mm of clearance means you take steep ramps and high speed bumps gently, since this is a road car with no pretensions to rough ground. Light steering and rear sensors make the squeeze manageable, but if your week is mostly narrow community parking, a smaller sedan is genuinely easier to live with.

A few standing rules: Salik tolls are billed to you as the renter at each gantry, RTA fines during the rental pass to you, and belts are mandatory in every seat. A child under four needs a child seat, which we can fit on request.

Who should rent it, and who shouldn't

Rent the Altima 2022 if you want a calm, spacious highway cruiser at a value older-year rate: families, frequent airport runs, and anyone who'd rather arrive relaxed than driven hard. For the steady Dubai week, it's an easy car to recommend.

Look elsewhere if you want a sedan that feels alive in the corners, because the soft, comfort-first setup isn't that. And if you need real boot height for buggies and bulky gear, or any clearance for soft sand, size up to an SUV, because at 137 mm the Altima is tarmac-only. For comfort, space and a low fuel bill, though, it's hard to beat at this price.