{"id":21013,"date":"2026-10-27T18:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carswitch.com\/petrol-prices-are-up-what-it-costs-to-run-a-v8\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:08:21","slug":"petrol-prices-are-up-what-it-costs-to-run-a-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/petrol-prices-are-up-what-it-costs-to-run-a-v8\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol Prices Are Up: What It Costs to Run a V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Petrol prices are climbing. Is your V8 still worth it?<\/h2>\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re eyeing a <a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/uae\/used-cars\/nissan\/patrol\">Nissan Patrol<\/a> or any V8 in the UAE, here&#8217;s the honest maths: a V8 costs you roughly AED 6,000\u20138,000 more in fuel each year than a four-cylinder \u2014 but when you sell it, you&#8217;ll only get about 7% more than you would for the smaller engine. Fuel keeps going up. That gap keeps getting wider. Here&#8217;s everything you need to weigh before deciding.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#F4F5FA;border-inline-start:4px solid #141652;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:1.05em;color:#141652;\">The short version<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-inline-start:22px;line-height:1.7;\">\n<li>V8s command only about 7% more on resale than four-cylinder cars \u2014 fuel bills add up much faster than that.<\/li>\n<li>A 2019 Nissan Patrol lists for around AED 111,000 \u2014 roughly 66% less than a new one at the showroom.<\/li>\n<li>The Patrol holds about 81% of its value at three years old, then drops sharply after five years.<\/li>\n<li>If you want the V8 experience but need to manage costs, buy a three-to-five-year-old Patrol \u2014 the steep early loss is already behind you.<\/li>\n<li>A four-cylinder SUV or sedan saves you enough on fuel alone to cover a year&#8217;s insurance in about two years.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2>What a V8 actually costs to fuel in the UAE<\/h2>\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s keep this simple. A Nissan Patrol V8 (5.6L) doing 15,000 km a year in Dubai drinks roughly 3,000 litres of Super 98. At AED 3.35 per litre \u2014 the October 2025 pump price \u2014 that&#8217;s about AED 10,000 a year in fuel alone.<\/p>\n\n<p>A four-cylinder <a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/uae\/used-cars\/nissan\/sentra\">Nissan Sentra<\/a> covering the same distance uses around 1,200 litres. That&#8217;s about AED 3,700 a year. The difference: roughly AED 6,300, and it only grows when prices tick up again.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Ford Mustang GT V8 sits in between \u2014 it&#8217;s lighter than the Patrol, but the 5.0L engine still drinks about 2,400 litres for the same annual distance. That&#8217;s around AED 8,000 a year on fuel.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The V8 resale premium is smaller than you think<\/h2>\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the number that surprised us. Across CarSwitch listings data (July 2026), V8-powered cars carry only about a 7% price premium over four-cylinder equivalents, all else being equal. That&#8217;s it. Not 20%. Not 15%. About 7%.<\/p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the fuel gap between those two engines can easily add up to AED 30,000 over five years of ownership. The V8&#8217;s resale advantage doesn&#8217;t come close to covering that.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote style=\"background:#F4F5FA;border:0;border-inline-start:4px solid #141652;border-radius:6px;margin:28px 0;padding:20px 24px;font-size:1.08em;line-height:1.65;font-style:normal;\"><p>&#8220;Buyers love the Patrol, but they&#8217;re getting sharper about running costs. We see more people shopping the three-to-five-year-old sweet spot \u2014 the V8 thrill without the new-car fuel sting.&#8221;<\/p><cite style=\"display:block;margin-top:10px;font-size:0.86em;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;color:#141652;\">Kamel Abbou, Country Manager, UAE, at CarSwitch<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>Nissan Patrol price in UAE: how it holds value<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Patrol is one of the strongest-holding SUVs in the country, but &#8220;strong&#8221; is relative. A three-year-old Patrol still holds about 81% of what a one-year-old model costs \u2014 that&#8217;s genuinely good for a full-size SUV. But by five years, it&#8217;s down to about 78%, and by seven years it&#8217;s closer to 48%.<\/p>\n\n<p>The practical takeaway: if you buy a <a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/uae\/used-cars\/nissan\/patrol\/2021-price\">2021 Patrol<\/a>, most of the heavy value loss has already happened. The previous owner absorbed it. You get a V8 that still feels fresh, at a much lower entry point.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E1E4F0;border-inline-start:4px solid #FF5450;border-radius:6px;padding:16px 20px;margin:28px 0;line-height:1.7;\"><strong style=\"color:#141652;font-weight:700;\">From CarSwitch data<\/strong><br>\nNissan Patrol 2019: listed around AED 111,000 \u2014 about 66% less than a new one (AED 322,900).<br>\nV8 vs four-cylinder resale premium: about 7%.<br>\nPatrol at 3 years old retains about 81% of its one-year-old value.<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large cs-infographic\"><img src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carswitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/petrol-prices-are-up-what-it-costs-to-run-a-v8-infographic.png\" alt=\"Is the V8 premium worth it in the UAE?\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/figure><h2>Running cost comparison: V8 vs four-cylinder<\/h2>\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:24px 0;font-size:0.95em;\">\n<caption style=\"caption-side:bottom;text-align:start;padding:8px 0 0;font-size:0.85em;color:#6B7280;\">Real-world annual running cost estimates \u2014 CarSwitch listings data, July 2026; fuel based on 15,000 km\/year at AED 3.35\/L Super 98<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr><th style=\"background:#141652;color:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;text-align:start;\">Car<\/th><th style=\"background:#141652;color:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;text-align:center;\">Engine<\/th><th style=\"background:#141652;color:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;text-align:center;\">Est. annual fuel cost (AED)<\/th><th style=\"background:#141652;color:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;text-align:center;\">Used price (AED)<\/th><th style=\"background:#141652;color:#FFFFFF;padding:10px 12px;font-weight:600;text-align:center;\">Resale premium vs I4<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:start;\">Nissan Patrol 2019<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">V8 5.6L<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">10,050<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">110,995<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">7%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:start;\">Ford Mustang GT 2019<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">V8 5.0L<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">8,040<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">84,450<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">7%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:start;\">Dodge Charger R\/T 2019<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">V8 5.7L<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">9,380<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">55,000<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">7%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:start;\">Nissan Sentra 2019<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">I4 1.8L<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">3,700<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">\u2014<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">Baseline<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:start;\">Nissan Juke 2019<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">I4 1.6L<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">3,900<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">\u2014<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E1E4F0;text-align:center;\">Baseline<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>The V8 Charger is the cheapest to buy here \u2014 around AED 55,000 for a 2019 \u2014 but it still burns two-and-a-half times the fuel of a Sentra. Over five years, that&#8217;s about AED 28,000 extra at the pump.<\/p>\n\n<h2>So, is the V8 worth it?<\/h2>\n\n<p>That depends on what &#8220;worth it&#8221; means to you. The Patrol, Mustang, and Charger all offer something a four-cylinder car can&#8217;t match \u2014 the sound, the power, the presence on Sheikh Zayed Road. Nobody buys a V8 to save money.<\/p>\n\n<p>But you should go in with eyes open. Fuel is the obvious cost. Insurance runs higher on V8s too \u2014 typically AED 1,000\u20132,000 more a year. Tyres are wider and pricier. Servicing costs more because there&#8217;s simply more engine.<\/p>\n\n<p>If the V8 feeling matters to you, buy smart: go used, pick the three-to-five-year-old window, and know that the resale premium on the other end is modest. A 2019 Patrol at around AED 111,000 gives you a lot of truck for about a third of the new sticker price.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to keep your V8 costs under control<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy used, not new.<\/strong> A 2019 Patrol is about 66% less than a new one. Let someone else pay for the first big drop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the inspection report.<\/strong> Every car on CarSwitch is inspection-verified \u2014 you&#8217;ll know exactly what you&#8217;re getting before you commit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track your fuel spend monthly.<\/strong> It&#8217;s easy to ignore AED 800\/month. It&#8217;s harder to ignore AED 10,000\/year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/uae\/used-cars\/nissan\/juke\">smaller engine for your second car<\/a>.<\/strong> If you have a daily commuter and a weekend car, put the V8 in the weekend slot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>The bottom line<\/h2>\n\n<p>V8s are brilliant. They&#8217;re also expensive to feed, and petrol prices in the UAE are heading one direction. The resale premium \u2014 about 7% \u2014 doesn&#8217;t offset years of higher fuel bills. If you want the V8 life, buy a used one in the sweet spot, budget honestly for the running costs, and enjoy every litre. You&#8217;re not alone in this \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/uae\/used-cars\/nissan\/patrol\">browse inspection-verified Patrols on CarSwitch<\/a> and see transparent pricing on every listing.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1793124454241\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the Nissan Patrol price in UAE for a used model?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A 2019 Nissan Patrol is listed at around AED 111,000 on CarSwitch \u2014 roughly 66% less than a new one. Newer models like 2022 sit closer to AED 193,000. Prices depend on year, mileage, and condition.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1793124454242\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How much more does a V8 cost to run than a four-cylinder in the UAE?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">At current fuel prices, a V8 like the Patrol costs roughly AED 6,000\u20138,000 more in fuel per year than a four-cylinder doing the same distance. Over five years, that adds up to AED 30,000 or more.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1793124454243\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do V8 cars hold their value better than four-cylinder cars?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Not by much. On CarSwitch, V8s carry only about a 7% resale premium over four-cylinder equivalents. That&#8217;s a modest bump compared to the higher running costs over the years.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1793124454244\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the best age to buy a used Nissan Patrol?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The three-to-five-year-old window is the sweet spot. The Patrol still holds about 78\u201381% of its near-new value in that range, but the biggest price drop from new has already happened \u2014 so you&#8217;re not the one paying for it.<\/p> <\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petrol prices are climbing \u2014 here&#8217;s what a Nissan Patrol V8 really costs to run in the UAE vs a four-cylinder, and whether the resale premium justifies it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":21012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-reviews"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Petrol Prices Are Up: What It Costs to Run a V8 | CarSwitch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Petrol prices are climbing \u2014 here&#039;s what a Nissan Patrol V8 really costs to run in the UAE vs a four-cylinder, and whether the resale premium justifies it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21013\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Petrol Prices Are Up: What It Costs to Run a V8 | CarSwitch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Petrol prices are climbing \u2014 here&#039;s what a Nissan Patrol V8 really costs to run in the UAE vs a four-cylinder, and whether the resale premium justifies it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21013\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Guides to buy and sell any car in Dubai &amp; 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