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It's a little more nuanced than that, GT500 has almost always used higher-end performance cars as a base (cough cough SC430 cough). GT300 is much more open in its choices, and is a real melting pot as a result; I do not envy whoever BoPs that class!
For all the plaudits Super GT (rightly) gets for allowing a relatively large degree of technical freedom, it is, by JAF's own decree, entertainment first, marketing second, developing national talent third. If it makes financial or marketing sense (GT500 Civic), it happens. If it doesn't (wildly expensive pre-DTM chassis/aero), it stops.
The only embarrassment will be if the performance is not there, given the relative advantage new models tend to have in GT500.
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