Hmmmm......I've heard that before, but I guess I'd have to put one to the test against my Toyota to believe it. I've never found any limitations with my Toyota yet, and even flew it off the road this summer doing 40mph. Had about a 5 foot drop off and then into a rock field that stopped us immediately. My 14 year old daughter will never be the same.....I think she's still shaking. But as soon as I cleared the rocks from the frame, I drove it out of there and back onto the road. In my defense there was a blind 90 degree right turn at the top of a hill......no time to even slow down. Against my defense.......ya, I was going way too fast for that road, but that's certainly not uncommon for me. Other than an alignment, it came out unscathed. Better than I can say for my daughter.
If they really are faster and go places a pickup won't, then I'm sure I'd be pushing it to and past its limits as well.......which would most likely be even more dangerous for me. Hmmm.....I might have to check one out. But I prefer a closed cab for warmth and need to keep my coffee hot. I'm pretty confident that anywhere those would be legal in CO, I could easily get my Toyota into as well.