Express 2000FT. http://www.express-aircraft.com/ It looks kinda like a
Cirrus (or maybe one should say a Cirrus looks kinda like an Express?)
Some numbers from their website:
-190 kt cruise
-53 kt Vso
-1800 nm range
-useful load is full fuel (140 USG) plus 4 x 180 lb people each with a 50 lb
suitcase (try that in a Cirrus)
-gear is always down

Of course you DO have to build it first!
nuke
"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
...
I've always dreamed about buying a Citation or even a Malibu (after
winning the lottery, of course). However it's obvious to me
that I'll fly around 100 hours a year, and not much more. I doubt I can
stay a competent pilot flying a Citation solo for only 100
hours a year (I have no actual knowledge, just doubt).

What's a good cross-country plane that safe for a 100 hour/year pilot?
I'm hoping for something faster and more exciting than a
C-182.

-Curious
-C.M.Talleyrand