Rent Nissan Patrol 2024 in Dubai

Most Dubai rental desks cap your Nissan Patrol 2024 at so many kilometres a day. This one doesn't. The allowance here is 6,000 km across the whole rental, yours to spend however the trip unfolds, front-loaded into a long weekend out to Fujairah or spread evenly over three weeks of city driving. That structure suits this car, because nobody books a V8 four-by-four for a single school run. We deliver it to your door within one to two hours of booking, and the keys go to drivers from 21, younger than most desks ask for a car this size. What this page settles is how far that mileage goes, and whether the Patrol is the right size of V8 for your trip.

The V8, and what it's known for

This is the outgoing Y62 Patrol, the last model year to carry Nissan's 5.6-litre V8 before the new twin-turbo V6 took over for 2025. The V8 makes 400 hp and 560 Nm, sent through a seven-speed automatic to a genuine body-on-frame chassis with a low-range transfer case, not a crossover dressed up to look tough. It's known for two things: torque that arrives low and stays flat, so overtaking on the E11 needs no run-up, and an unhurried way of covering distance that makes a long drive feel shorter than it is. A handful of 2024 Patrols in the GCC carry the smaller 4.0-litre V6 instead. It still drives fine, just without the shove, so if the V8 is the point for you, confirm the engine when you book.

The mileage deal, and what it's worth

Most SUVs in this class cap you at a fixed number of kilometres per day. This Patrol works differently. The allowance is 6,000 km for the whole rental, to use as the trip demands rather than divided into equal daily slices. Booked for a long weekend, that number barely gets touched. Booked for two or three weeks, it averages out to well over 200 km a day, enough for regular Hatta or Abu Dhabi runs on top of ordinary city driving, without watching the odometer at every fill-up. The catch is the rate once you go over: AED 2.0 per additional kilometre, steeper than what a daily-cap car in the fleet typically charges for overage. Anyone planning a genuine cross-border trip, into Oman for instance, should still tally the round-trip distance against the 6,000 before booking, because that is the one scenario where an allowance this size can still run out. Keys go to drivers from 21, one of the more accessible minimum ages for a car this size.

Fuel, heat and running a full-size 4x4

A two and a half tonne V8 with the AC working hard through a Dubai summer drinks more than the combined figure suggests. Expect real-world consumption closer to 14 L/100km in mixed driving, more if you're sitting in Marina traffic at midday. The 140-litre tank is what makes that bearable, stretching the distance between fills even with a heavy right foot, which matters more on this car than most given how the mileage allowance is structured. The cabin cools fast once you get back in after a car park bake, and the rear vents push real air, so second and third row passengers aren't left waiting on the front seats to finish cooling first. At 5.14 metres long, the Patrol asks for patience in a tight Marina ramp or a multi-storey mall bay, and the 275 mm of ground clearance you barely notice on the road pays for itself on a steep ramp or a speed bump taken a touch too fast. Salik tolls and any RTA fines are the renter's to cover, same as on every car we hand over.

Who should rent it, and who should size down

Book the Patrol 2024 if your trip is long enough or spread out enough to use that 6,000 km, a two-week stay with weekend runs out of the city, a big family with a proper luggage load, or anyone who wants one of the last V8 Patrols before the badge moves on to a turbo V6. The mileage deal rewards exactly that kind of booking. Size down if you're here for a long weekend of hotel-to-mall driving. You won't come close to using the allowance, you'll be parking five metres of SUV for errands a mid-size crossover handles just as well, and you'll be feeding a V8 for the privilege. Take the Patrol for the trip that needs the range and the room, not for a few days around town.