What's in a name? A wave of bad luck, if you're Toyota. A year ago, the company's Canadian division announced plans to call one of its new models the Celica Tsunami. The car's tag line: "The new wave of bold style." The sporty coupe was even offered in a dark color dubbed "thunder cloud." But shortly after a real tsunami devastated Asia, the company realized it could face a storm of bad publicity. Toyota pulled its Tsunami ads and has quietly changed the car's name to the Celica Sport Package.
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