Perhaps you are right... some shows do get a little carried away. Pimp My Ride for example does pretty much ruin otherwise good cars.
But I just think it would be nice if Honda could be recognized for it's more powerful and manuverable cars. And S2K has the potential to be a pretty fast car on or off the track, and it's not that a Civic can't be fast, but the Civic image is just worn out. That's my take on it.