The worst thing about all the later and newer model Cessna's, Pipers and Beechcraft is the amount of extra crapp that gets shoved into them in the form of gadgets, interior etc.
Look at the basic empty weight of an early model C206 compared to the new "sports utility" version 2008 C206.
Some of the last C210N's into this country were fully IFR but still could carry a good payload.