Wow talk about bad timing-Toyota drops "Tsunami" name for sports car model

[underpants]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1105138992523_100548192?hub=Canada

Toyota Canada is abandoning plans to name one of its most popular models of sports cars in this country, the "Celica Tsunami."

The automaker confirmed to CTV affiliate, CFTO in Toronto, that it was immediately changing the name of the car -- and pulling all advertising and marketing containing the tsunami name.

The move comes as the world continues to learn the staggering scope of the Dec. 26 natural disaster in south Asia, and as the death toll continues to climb. It was updated on Friday to 147,000.

The "Special Edition Celica Tsunami" was to have been a high-performance car, and was to have been available in both red and a colour that was described as "thunder cloud."

[havocmom]

1. Yep, it was a no va

what's in a name?

[DS1]

2. Celica = Kiddie Paddle Pool at best

:eyes:

[saltpoint]

3. Yes. They've yanked 'Tsunami' and are going with --

-- 'The Anti-Christ' instead.

[havocmom]

4. I hear GM is coming out with a sports coup called the Winger Mandate

comes with a standard trailer hitch.

[saltpoint]

5. LOL. : )

[meow2u3]

7. I heard on the news Ford's coming out with a car called the Hurricane

It can spin around in circles :)

[havocmom]

8. The new Tornado does that, but tighter circles & blows the roof off.

OK, your turn.
:evilgrin:

[wellstone dem]

6. Now maybe someone will get rid of

the stupid commercial for computer or on-line service, where they promise 24 hour service and the idiot guy calling from his bedroom asks, "Will you be there on weekends?" "Will you be there at midnight" "Will you be there during blizzards" "Tsuami?" They should have pulled that commercial immediately.