Here's an article from today's Journal De Montreal newspaper... they mention some of the concept cars that will be unveiled...

 

anyone speak french? want to translate that article? at least the headlines? i am curious

 

The title says "Start your engines!"

 

At least they spelled "Camaro" properly. Had they misspelled it, that'd be yet another thing to make fun of the french-speaking population of my nation for, considering "Camaro" is, albeit archaic, a french word.

 

You need "something" to make fun of the French?

 

Really? I always read that the name 'Camaro' was rumored to be taken from a Russian to English dictionary and that it was supposed to mean friend but no one could ever find a dictionary to collaborate that. I'm very interested if someone knows the actual origin of the name or meaning and can chime in.

 

Guess I found my answer . . .

Though the car's name was contrived with no meaning, General Motors researchers found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camaro

I know I read something once that must have mistakenly said Russian.