Rent Nissan Patrol 2023 in Dubai

This Nissan Patrol 2023 comes in silver, and that's worth mentioning before anything else, because a light-coloured body genuinely runs cooler than a dark one after a few hours parked under the Dubai sun. Pair that with the V8 underneath, the 5.6-litre engine this fleet has run for years without much drama, and you get a big SUV that's a little easier on the compressor than the equivalent car in black. We deliver it to your door in one to two hours. This is still the Y62-generation Patrol, the body-on-frame wagon Nissan sold across the GCC before the 2025 redesign, and what this page settles is whether that much car, in this colour, actually fits your week.

Four hundred horsepower, four driven wheels, and how this Patrol actually moves

Open the bonnet and there's 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 all four wheels with a proper low-range transfer case. This is the same Y62 hardware Dubai's rental and taxi fleets have leaned on for the better part of a decade, and the reason renters keep asking for it by name is simple. It rarely gives trouble, even after a summer of back-to-back bookings in 45-degree heat. On the road that reliability shows up as smoothness. The V8 pulls hard from low revs, gets to 100 km/h in around 6.6 seconds despite the car's weight, and holds 120 on Sheikh Zayed Road without any strain in the engine note.

One thing to confirm before you book: a share of Patrols from this model year carry the smaller 4.0-litre V6 rather than the V8. It's a fine engine on its own, just noticeably less muscular, and if the V8 is the reason you picked this car, ask us which engine your unit has.

Seven seats, a shrinking boot, and how to plan around it

Seven seats, and the Patrol actually delivers on the number. The middle row is wide enough for three across or two adults with space to spare, and it slides forward to open a real gap into the third row rather than a squeeze. Adults can sit back there on the drive to Abu Dhabi, not just for the school run.

Luggage is where you need to plan. With all seven seats up, the boot behind the third row holds a few soft bags and a pushchair, not a stack of hard cases for a family that size. Fold one side of the third row flat and you get a proper load bay for suitcases while five or six people still travel. Drop the whole row and it swallows a big family's luggage for a week with space left over. The moment that catches renters out is needing every seat and every case at once, and for most trips that moment never comes.

What a full-size 4x4 costs to fuel, and how it survives the heat

A 5.6-litre V8 was never going to sip fuel, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. The combined figure sits around 14 L/100km, but real consumption in Dubai traffic with the air conditioning working hard tends to land closer to 16 or 17. The 140-litre tank absorbs most of that, giving you several days of normal driving between stops even with a heavy right foot.

Mileage is the number to plan around here. The included allowance is 250 km a day, then AED 0.5 for every kilometre over. School runs, mall trips and airport pickups sit comfortably inside that, but a full day out to Hatta and back is worth a quick tally before you leave. You'll need to be 25 to take the keys, and Salik tolls and any RTA fines pass to you as the renter, the same as on any car we hand over.

The silver body earns its keep here too. Light colours reflect more heat than dark ones, so the panels and roof stay a few degrees cooler after hours in a parking lot, and the compressor isn't fighting from as deep a hole once you climb back in. That said, no paint colour beats direct July sun through the glass, so it still takes a couple of minutes of strong front vents working before the cabin drops to a comfortable temperature. Rear vents keep the second and third rows fed too, so nobody at the back is left with the warm air the front seats already used. Size shows up at the mall car park as well. At just over 5.1 metres long, the Patrol wants a full bay rather than the gap by the trolley return, though 275 mm of ground clearance means speed bumps and steep ramps stop being something you slow down for.

The right renter for this Patrol, and who should size down

Rent this Patrol if you're a large family or a group travelling with real luggage, or if your week mixes highway distance, seven seats and maybe a day out toward the dunes. The V8's reliability record here isn't a marketing line. It's years of handing this exact drivetrain to renters with barely a complaint, and it makes long drives feel short rather than tiring.

Size down if it's one or two of you running errands with the odd airport pickup. You'll spend the week parking a five-metre SUV built for seven and feeding a thirsty V8 for a job a mid-size crossover handles for less. The silver paint and the proven engine are real advantages for the trip this car is built for. They're not reasons to book it for a trip that doesn't need them.