I am taking myGLA up country into rural Issan for the next week. My first experience of a lengthy trip. I know this is a UK forum but still may be of interestToday did 7 hours mainly dual carriageways. Car behaved beautifully. In the mountains tried sports mode but seemed to end up high revving in 5th gear rather than in 6th or 7th even though the extra power was obvious. Prefer econ mode and a judicious depression on the throttle. Maybe I will get used to sports modeTends to run pretty hot although not into the red zone. Admittedly the temp outside was up to 39C and I was running the air con. Actually this tends to be the case even about townHas the acceleration to overtake and avoid problems when pick ups veer into the lane ahead. Thai driving needs a lot of concentration but, fingers crossed, I felt fine.In the next few days more rural driving, dirt roads and stuff. Most Thais here will use a pick up as they are suited to these rough conditions but I think the GLA will do fineWill let you know how things pan out