Ford, which proclaimed 2004 the "year of the car" when it hoped new models like its Mustang sports car would boost results, reported a 3.6 percent drop in sales for December.

福特把2004年称作“汽车之年”，它期望它的新车型——比如“野马”跑车——的销量能在2004年突飞猛进。但是到了12月，福特汽车的总销量下降了3.6%。

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In a neighboring hall at the Paris show, Audi is teasing visitors with the eTron Spyder, a convertible version of the high-performance electric sports car the Volkswagen AG luxury subsidiary first previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show a year ago.

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But there are a few things we do know, and other things we can expect, given the pedigree of this 60-year-old sports car.

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By that time, according to a Sports Illustrated article, the 48-year-old grandfather of two had won some 1, 200 stock car competitions in 31 years of racing.

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