Rent Nissan Patrol 2025 in Dubai

Twist the terrain-mode dial on the new Nissan Patrol 2025 from Auto to Sand and the nine-speed automatic drops two gears before your foot even asks for it, holding the twin-turbo V6 right where its 700 Nm peaks. That kind of pre-emptive shifting is the clearest sign this isn't the old truck people remember. We rent this all-new generation in grey in Dubai and can have it at your door within one to two hours of booking. The V6 replaces the old V8 outright, and it changes how the Patrol behaves well before you ever reach a dune. This page works out whether that shift, and the size that comes with it, actually suits your week.

Behind the wheel of the new twin-turbo V6

That dial sits low on the console, four settings deep alongside Auto: Sand, Rock, Mud and Snow, and it does more than relabel the throttle. Pick Sand before a dune run and the gearbox holds a lower ratio and keeps the turbos spooled, so the Patrol digs instead of bogging down. On tarmac you rarely touch it, but knowing it works properly changes how you drive the rest of the week. This is the all-new Y63 generation, and Nissan built it around a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 making 425 hp and 700 Nm, sent through that same nine-speed automatic. A handful of older listings for this model still quote 4.8 litres and 280 hp. That figure belongs to the outgoing Super Safari, a different and much simpler truck, not this one.

What the torque number does in practice matters more than the horsepower figure. With 700 Nm landing by 3,600 rpm, a two-and-a-half-tonne SUV picks up speed off the line without you burying the pedal, and closing a gap on Sheikh Zayed Road is a light push rather than a downshift and a wait. It reaches 100 km/h in about 6.7 seconds, genuinely quick for something this size, and it does it more quietly than the old V8 ever managed. The hardware underneath hasn't gone soft to get there. This is still a body-on-frame 4x4 with a proper low-range transfer case and 273 mm of ground clearance, so the terrain-mode dial isn't decoration.

What the cabin and boot hold for a full family

Seating in this generation is seven or eight, depending on whether the middle row is set as captain's chairs or a bench, and unlike most three-row SUVs, the last row is built for a grown adult on a real trip rather than a child folded in for the school run. That's the detail that actually decides whether you need a Patrol or whether a smaller three-row does the job.

Luggage is the honest trade-off. With every seat occupied, the boot behind the third row takes a few soft bags or a weekly shop, not a stack of hard cases. Fold that row flat and the load bay opens up properly, wide enough for a family's cases on an airport run. Needing every seat and every case at the same time is the one combination that doesn't work cleanly, though for most renters that day never actually arrives.

You pay for the room in the car park. At 5,205 mm long and 2,030 mm wide, a tight multi-storey bay near the Marina or Downtown wants the cameras and a slower hand, and a mid-block U-turn takes a wider sweep than a sedan needs. The 273 mm of ground clearance works entirely in your favour here. Speed bumps, steep mall entrances and the raised lip on an older ramp simply don't register.

Fuel, Salik and a grey cabin in summer

Grey is a genuinely practical choice on a car this size. It reflects more heat off the bonnet and roof through a July afternoon than a black Patrol would, and while the difference is modest, it isn't nothing on a cabin this large. Leave it in an open car park for a few hours and the first minute back inside is still warm, the same as in any car left out here, but the system is sized for the volume it has to cool and pulls the temperature down fast once you're moving. The vents run strong front and rear, so the third row gets real cold air rather than whatever drifts back once the front seats are comfortable.

Nissan quotes 9.9 L/100km combined for the twin-turbo V6, a fair figure for steady cruising but optimistic for a week of stop-start city traffic with the AC working hard. Expect real use closer to 12 or 13 L/100km around town. The 97-litre tank absorbs that without turning fuel stops into a daily chore, and it gives you a genuine range for a run out to Hatta or up the coast. Your allowance is 250 km a day, then AED 0.5 for every kilometre after that, so a longer day trip is worth totting up before you leave. Salik tolls and any RTA fines during the rental are the renter's to cover, and they add up quickly in a car this easy to drive far. You'll need to be 25 to take the keys.

Who should book this Patrol, and who should size down

Rent this Patrol if your week actually needs the room: a family or group carrying real luggage, or a trip that might end on a sand track where the terrain-mode dial finally earns its place. A third row that holds adults instead of just kids is the detail that makes the size worth it. The new V6 is a noticeably calmer, quicker drive than the V8 it replaces, and grey wears well day to day. It doesn't show dust the way white does, and it doesn't bake in the sun the way black does.

Look elsewhere if it's one or two of you running errands and the odd airport drop. You'll spend the week placing a five-metre SUV into bays built for something smaller and feeding a 97-litre tank for a job a mid-size SUV or a sedan handles for less money and far less fuss in a tight bay. If the size and the terrain genuinely suit your week, though, this is one of the most capable vehicles you can rent in Dubai, and grey is an easy colour to live with while you have it.