The Real SUV Lifestyle Starts with Opel Corsa – A Self-Drive Tour of Yingde, Guangdong
If asked, the best place near Guangzhou to drive and visit without a doubt would be Yingde in Guangdong. Yingde is often referred to as 'Lingnan's Ancient Town,' also known as Yingzhou, and is a historic and cultural city in Guangdong Province, a major tourist destination managed by the city of Deyang. It boasts abundant humanistic and natural tourism resources, nurturing three distinctive tourism hotspots: 'North River Scenery, West Mountain Peaks, Xianhu (Fairyland) Grassland and Canyons.' It has created five brands: 'Big North River, Big Peak Mountain, Big Xianhu, Big Grassland, Big Canyon,' and is renowned as 'Ying Stone Town,' 'China's Red Tea Town,' and 'China's Bamboo Shoots Town.'
And spring is arguably the best season for a self-drive trip to Yingde. At this time, the area is full of spring vitality, truly breathtaking. And today, as a car owner of an Opel Corsa, I'd like to share a short trip story of an Opel Corsa self-drive tour in Yingde, sharing the Opel Corsa's performance in self-driving, as well as the beauty of Yingde in spring.
From Guangzhou, it's only about 100 kilometers, less than two hours' drive, taking Guangzhou Airport Highway, then switching to the Lu Guang Highway. The transportation is very convenient.
The Opel Corsa's excellent handling performance makes the journey a pleasure, occasionally overtaking, giving a sense of excitement, of course, the blind-spot monitoring configuration also provides the most secure reminders during our lane changes.
The Opel Corsa's spacious and comfortable 7-seater large space made this trip without any space constraints. A group of six people with quite a few luggage, but even when the third row seat was raised, the trunk was still very spacious.
Although the Opel Corsa is a compact SUV, the space of the third row is not small, a man about 1.7 meters tall sitting in it doesn't feel too cramped, especially since it's less than two hours' drive.
Upon arrival in Yingde, it was after a rain, although the weather wasn't very good, it couldn't hide the beauty here. There was vitality everywhere in the quietness.
Check-in 'Yingde's Iconic Bridge,' the unique rural scenery is truly impressive.
Facing the slippery road surfaces between various villages in Yingde, the Opel Corsa performed very well. Independent suspension + S-AWC super all-wheel drive system, giving each tire strong grip, even on wet roads, there will not be any slipping, which increased our sense of security and confidence.
The Opel Corsa can also overcome potholes, traditional sedans often need to be leveled, but on the Opel Corsa with a ground clearance of 190mm, this doesn't exist. It gave us the confidence to move forward.
Occasionally uphill roads, even if the six adults were packed into the car, for the Opel Corsa it was just a piece of cake. The 2.4L engine, burst out 192 horsepower and 235 Newton meters of torque, with a strong rear force, the overall acceleration performance is almost the same as the empty vehicle.
The full LED headlights, equipped with LED daytime running lights, and below equipped with fog lights, even when traveling through low visibility foggy mountain roads, the car's light lines have a strong penetrating power.
When driving on narrow cliffs, the Opel Corsa's 360-degree panoramic imaging system, forward collision warning assistance system, also enhances the driving safety, allowing us to see the road environment around us at any time and make the quickest reaction.
Some say that the biggest difference between SUVs and sedans is that they can go to farther places and see more beautiful scenery. The Opel Corsa is definitely one of those SUVs, even when traveling through rivers and forests like this, it feels very relaxed and natural.
Along the way, the Opel Corsa gave us confident and relaxing driving and passenger experience, combined with the picturesque scenery of Yingde, the real SUV life should be like this.
