Desert heat and your rental: the honest guide

Summer asphalt near Las Vegas can run far hotter than the air temperature, and that heat reaches everything: tyres, cabin, phone, battery.

Check tyre pressure in the morning while the tyres are cold. Warm-weather driving raises pressure naturally, so the cold reading is the one that matters.

Park nose-out where you can, crack the windows a centimetre if the lot is secure, and run the air conditioning on fresh air for the first minute to push hot air out before recirculating.

If you have an electric rental, expect real-world range to drop in extreme heat with the climate running hard. Plan charging around the middle of the day rather than the end of it.

Keep a gallon of water in the boot. Not for the car — for you.