Rent Nissan Patrol 2025 in Dubai

Nissan pulled the 5.6-litre V8 out of the Patrol for 2025 and replaced it with a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6, and that one swap changes more about this truck than any styling update could. We deliver the Nissan Patrol 2025 in Dubai to your hotel, villa or terminal, usually within one to two hours of booking, so getting the keys is never the slow part. Working out whether the new engine's character actually suits how you drive is the part worth five minutes of thought. It pulls differently, sounds different at a cruise, and changes what "full-size 4x4" feels like day to day. That's what this page is for.

The engine changed. Here's what that means

Start by clearing up the confusion. If a listing quotes 4.8 litres and 280 hp, that's the old Super Safari, a completely different and much older vehicle. The 2025 Patrol is the all-new generation, and the engine under the bonnet is a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 making 425 hp and 700 Nm through a nine-speed automatic.

What that means in practice is less about the peak numbers and more about where they arrive. The old V8 wanted revs to feel strong, and it let you know about it with noise. This V6 puts its 700 Nm on tap from 3,600 rpm, so it doesn't need to work hard to move a two-and-a-half-tonne truck. Pull away from a light and the shove is immediate rather than building. Merge onto Sheikh Zayed Road and a gap closes with a light squeeze of the pedal, not a downshift and a pause. It's a calmer kind of fast than the old V8's, quieter at idle and at a cruise, and 100 km/h arrives in around 6.7 seconds. If you liked the V8's rumble, you'll notice its absence. If you just wanted the truck to get out of its own way, you'll prefer this one. Underneath, nothing about the hardware got softer: it's still a body-on-frame 4x4 with a low-range transfer case and terrain modes for sand, rock, mud and snow.

Seats, boot and the honest cargo trade-off

Depending on how the middle row is configured, the Patrol seats seven or eight, and the third row is built for adults rather than the token bench you get in most three-row SUVs. Two people can climb back there for an hour to the airport without complaint, which is rarer in this class than it should be.

The honest part is what happens to the boot once every seat is filled. With all three rows up, the space behind the last row is modest, enough for a few soft bags or the weekly shop, not a stack of hard suitcases. Fold the third row flat and the load bay opens right up, easily swallowing a family's cases for a week away. So the trade-off is real: a full car of people and a full boot of luggage at the same time is the one combination that doesn't work cleanly, and you'll drop a row for one or the other. Most renters never actually hit that limit, because the trips that need eight seats rarely also need eight suitcases.

Fuel, heat and running a full-size 4x4

Nissan quotes 9.9 L/100km combined, and that number is honest for steady driving but optimistic for a week of stop-start city traffic with the AC working hard. Expect it to sit higher in practice. The 97-litre tank absorbs that without turning fuel stops into a daily chore, and it gives you a proper range for a run out to Hatta or up the coast without watching the gauge.

Heat is the question every renter asks about a car this size, and it holds up. Leave it in an open car park for a few hours in August and the first minute back inside is rough, the same as it is in anything here, but the system pulls the cabin down fast once you're moving, and the vents are strong enough front and rear that the third row isn't left waiting on whatever air drifts back from the front. Ground clearance of 273 mm means speed bumps and steep mall ramps don't register, though the flip side of that same size is a five-metre, two-tonne footprint that needs a slower hand and the reversing camera in a tight Marina or Downtown multi-storey. The low-range transfer case and sand mode make real dune driving possible, not just advertised, but treat it as a skill: drop your tyre pressures first, carry recovery gear, and never go alone. Salik tolls and any RTA fines during the rental are the renter's to cover, and the included allowance is 250 km a day, then AED 0.5 for every kilometre beyond that, which is worth a quick tally before a long desert or intercity day.

Who should rent it, and who should size down

Rent the Nissan Patrol 2025 if you need what the new engine and the old bones both deliver: a big family or group, real luggage, a trip that might end on sand, and a calmer, more effortless drive than the outgoing V8 gave you on the highway. Nothing else in this class combines seven or eight real seats with genuine 4x4 capability the way this one does.

Size down if it's one or two of you running errands and the odd airport drop. You'll spend the week placing a large SUV into bays built for something smaller and filling a 97-litre tank for a job a mid-size SUV handles for less. You'll need to be 25 to take the keys. Rent the Patrol for the space and the capability the new engine makes easier to live with, not for the badge alone.