Travelling across the desert is a risky activity especially when the car being used is unreliable. It is difficult to find a car that meets specific desert conditions as well as the desert terrain. This is because the desert has unlevelled sand and camouflaged sand dunes that can easily damage the car.

However, there are cars that are tailored to meet such conditions for instance, the Audi Allroad 2.5 Tdi is capable of holding a 7 litre-engine enables a power output of 180 or 162 bph thus allowing less fuel consumption. There are also sports utility vehicles (SUVs) which are designed for off road purposes and are yet fuel efficient. These include the Suzuki, Mitsubishi and Honda.

Four-wheel drives are also fuel efficient and are capable of travelling on all roads for example the 2006 Toyota 4Runner with V6 has a low fuel consumption of 21MPG, the Impreza Wagon, Subaru Outback, the Audi A4 and A6 wagons and also the Honda Element.