Rent Nissan Patrol 2020 in Dubai

Two numbers matter more than any spec sheet before you book this Nissan Patrol 2020 in Dubai: you need to be at least 22 to take the keys, and the rental comes with 5,000 kilometres for the whole trip, not a limit that resets every morning. That single allowance changes how you plan a multi-day hire compared with a car billed by the day, and it is worth understanding before you sign anything. We get this Patrol to your door in one to two hours. Under the bonnet sits the outgoing Y62 generation's 5.6-litre V8, the last Patrol built before Nissan swapped in a turbocharged six for 2025, and this page is about whether that engine and that mileage pool suit the trip you actually have planned.

Life behind the wheel of the naturally aspirated V8

Nissan facelifted the Y62 Patrol for the 2020 model year, and this is that car, not the redesigned Y63 that replaced the V8 with a twin-turbo V6 five years later. Check any listing that claims 4.8 litres and 280 hp against this one before you compare notes with anyone. That figure describes the older Super Safari wagon, a different vehicle entirely. The engine here is a naturally aspirated 5.6-litre V8 rated at 400 hp at 5,800 rpm and 560 Nm at 4,000 rpm, driving all four wheels through a seven-speed automatic with a genuine low-range transfer case rather than an electronic mode dressed up to look like one.

There is no boost to wait for. Press the pedal and the power arrives the old way, straight off idle, a different feel from the turbocharged Patrols now sharing this fleet. Nissan quotes 0-100 km/h in around 6.6 seconds for a vehicle north of two and a half tonnes, and on Sheikh Zayed Road that reserve means you pull out to pass a truck and you are already past it, no downshift needed. Low range is there for Hatta's looser sections too, though it rewards someone who already knows to drop tyre pressure and travel with another vehicle, not a first attempt alone.

One thing worth asking at booking: some 2020 Patrols in the region carry a smaller 4.0-litre V6 instead of this V8. It drives the car fine but without the same shove, so if the eight-cylinder engine is why you picked this listing, have us confirm the unit before you commit.

What a full seven-seat load actually looks like

Seven seats is the number on this Patrol, occasionally eight where the middle row is a bench rather than two captain's chairs, and both layouts put real adults in the third row rather than reserving it for children on short hops. The middle row slides forward and tips out of the way on its own, so nobody has to fold themselves through a gap to reach the back.

Luggage needs a bit of forward planning rather than an afterthought at the kerb. Fill all seven seats and the space behind the last row holds a couple of soft holdalls and not much else, so a full car with hard-shell suitcases needs one side of that third row folded down. Do that and you open a proper bay long enough for cases while five or six people still travel in comfort. Take the entire row out and the load area easily takes a full week's luggage for a large group. The trip that actually strains this layout is the one demanding every seat filled and every case packed at the same time, and most bookings never ask for both at once. At just over five metres nose to tail, this Patrol also wants a full-width bay in a mall or Marina car park rather than the narrow slot near the entrance, which is a small trade for the room inside.

The mileage deal, fuel and a white cabin in summer

This is where this Patrol differs from most cars in the fleet. Instead of a daily kilometre cap that resets every morning, the rental carries a single pool of 5,000 kilometres for the entire booking. That works in your favour on a trip with uneven days, a quiet city stretch followed by one long run to Abu Dhabi or Hatta, because a big day does not cost you extra as long as the total stays under the line by the end. It also means adding up the whole trip before you leave rather than checking a daily figure, and a family doing repeated cross-city school runs or daily airport transfers can burn through 5,000 kilometres faster than it first sounds. Go past it and the overage costs AED 2.0 per kilometre, a steep rate by any measure, so sketch your route against that pool before you drive off, not after.

Fuel deserves the same honesty as the mileage. Nissan's combined figure sits around 14 L/100km, but a V8 this size, worked hard in Dubai traffic with the air conditioning running flat out, tends to drink closer to 16 or 17 in practice. The 140-litre tank absorbs that gap well, buying several days between stops even if you are not driving gently.

White does real work in this heat. A pale body reflects more of the sun than a dark one, so after hours in an open July car park the panels and glass run a few degrees cooler to the touch, and the cabin starts from a slightly better position than the same car in black. That advantage stops at direct sun through the windscreen, so give the front vents a couple of minutes at full strength before the cabin actually feels normal, and expect the rear vents to keep the second and third rows properly fed rather than left with whatever air the front seats used first. Salik tolls and any RTA fines are the renter's responsibility here, the same as on every car we hand over, and seat belts are required in every seat with a proper child seat for anyone under four.

Book this Patrol for the group, not the errand

This Patrol makes sense for a large family or group carrying real luggage over a multi-day stay, where the mileage pools well across quieter days and one longer excursion, and where seven or eight seats and a genuine V8 matter more than easy parking. You will need to be 22 to collect it, a lower bar than several full-size SUVs in this class ask for.

Look elsewhere if your week is built around daily long-distance driving or a commute that racks up kilometres fast, because 5,000 across the whole booking disappears quickly under that pattern, and AED 2.0 a kilometre adds up faster than most renters expect. The same goes if it is one or two of you handling errands around town. You would be parking a five-metre SUV and feeding a thirsty V8 for a job a smaller car does on less fuel and a gentler mileage limit. Book this Patrol when the itinerary earns it, real passenger count, real luggage, and a route already measured against that 5,000-kilometre pool. If none of that applies, a smaller SUV covers the same week for less.