That's a weird observation about the suspension. Typically snow and ice calls for soft suspension. All the guys i know with track/street cars who have harsh suspension swap out their springs for softer ones in the winter.
edit: oh yeah, and ice racers seem to like tall soft springs.
Totally agree with the invulnerability complex
Most trucks are only better at accelerating in snow - not turning or stopping. I saw a lot of vehicles in the ditches this year, except for the freak incident with 7 cars and one delivery truck in the ditch because you couldn't tell where the ditch was (literally... it was just flat blown-over snow), the majority was pickup trucks, then minivans. The WORST ditchings (ie, >30 feet off the road) were all pickups.