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The Corolla may be one of the most important cars in Toyota's lineup, with 291,000 sold in the U.S. last year and a total of nine million sold here since 1968, but it's hardly the stuff of car enthusiasts' dreams. It owes its sales success to a continued image of sensible, practical, and economical driving. Imagine our surprise, then, to see that the Corolla Furia concept shown at the Detroit auto show wears 19-inch wheels, carbon fiber accent pieces, and a flashy orange paint job.