Rent Nissan Patrol 2022 in Dubai

Take the Nissan Patrol 2022 out past Hatta for a Friday on the dunes, then use it for the school run on Monday morning, and it barely changes character between the two. That's the real case for this SUV rental in Dubai: a genuine body-on-frame V8 four-wheel drive that also carries seven people and a week's luggage without feeling like a compromise either way. We deliver it to your door in one to two hours, which matters more with a car this size, since you are not driving across town to collect a five-metre SUV before your trip even starts. What this page settles is whether you actually need that much truck, or whether your weekend fits a smaller SUV just as well.

The V8, and what it's actually for

Under the bonnet sits a 5.6-litre V8 making 400 hp at 5,800 rpm and 560 Nm at 4,000 rpm, sent through a seven-speed automatic to a four-wheel-drive system with a low-range transfer case. This isn't a crossover dressed up to look tough. It's the same body-on-frame layout Nissan has built the Patrol on for years, and the low-range gearing is what actually gets you through soft sand near Hatta rather than just looking the part in a car park. In a straight line it's quick for something this size, 0-100 km/h in around 6.6 seconds, and it holds 210 km/h if the road ever lets you get there. On Sheikh Zayed Road that power shows up as effortless overtaking. You pull out and the V8 is already past the truck in front before you'd have finished downshifting in most cars.

One thing worth checking before you book. A share of 2022 Patrols in the GCC carry a 4.0-litre V6 instead of the V8, a competent engine but a noticeably quieter one, with none of the pull described above. If the V8 is the reason you're choosing this car, ask us to confirm the engine on your specific unit.

Seven seats, boot and the family week

The third row is built for people, not just to pad out a seat count. Adults fit back there for a proper drive, not just the short hop to school, and the middle row slides and tips forward so getting in and out doesn't turn into a production every morning. Two adults and three kids travel comfortably, with room left for a fourth adult on shorter trips.

Luggage takes some planning, as it does in any big three-row SUV. With all seven seats up, the boot behind the third row takes a few soft bags and a pushchair, not a stack of hard suitcases. Fold one side of the third row down and you get a proper load bay for cases while five or six people still travel. Drop the whole row and it swallows a week's luggage for a large family with room to spare. The only day this catches you out is the one where you need all seven seats and every case full at the same time, and most weeks never ask for both.

Size is worth factoring in wherever the school run or the mall trip ends. At just over 5.1 metres long and close to two metres wide, the Patrol wants a proper bay rather than the tight end space near the trolley return, and the reverse camera earns its keep in a multi-storey.

Fuel, heat and running it

A V8 this size is not a fuel-economy car, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. The combined figure lands around 14 L/100km, but a heavy right foot in Dubai traffic with the AC working hard pushes real consumption closer to 16 or 17. The 140-litre tank absorbs that, giving you several days between fills even on a thirsty week, so it matters less than the raw number suggests.

Mileage is the figure to actually plan around. The daily allowance on this Patrol is 250 km, with AED 0.5 for every kilometre past that. City errands, school runs and airport pickups sit comfortably inside it, but a full round trip to Hatta or a day chasing dunes further out is worth totting up before you leave, since the drive there and back alone can eat a good share of the allowance. You'll need to be 25 to rent it. Salik tolls and any RTA fines land on you as the renter, the same as on every car we hand over.

Cabin cooling matches the scale of the car. Parked in July sun for a few hours, the Patrol takes real effort to bring back down, but the system is strong enough to do it fast once you climb back in, and rear vents mean the third row isn't living on whatever cold air the front seats leave behind.

Who should rent it, and who should size down

Book the Patrol 2022 if your week genuinely needs seven seats, real desert capability and highway comfort in the same car, a family heading to Hatta for the weekend or a group that wants one vehicle for the airport run and the dunes both. The V8 and the low-range gearing aren't decoration here. They're the reason to pick this over a soft-road crossover.

Size down if it's two or three of you doing city driving with the odd mall trip. You'll be parking a five-metre SUV and feeding a big V8 for a job a mid-size crossover handles for less money and less hassle at the wheel. The Patrol earns its keep when the trip actually uses what it's built for, not as a default because it's the biggest thing on the list.