High performance??? Bwaaahahaha
Hmmmmm!
OK
Wiz, just curious, for each of the following decades would you care to list
higher performance single engine 4/5/6 seat aircraft that were available off the factory floor to the cashed up professional?
The V-tailed Bonanza was introduced in 1947 and produced until 1982!
1950-1959:?
1960-1969:?
1970-1979:?
Dr 
PS: High performance? Townsville - Broome (1400 nm) comfortably in a day (9.5 hrs flying) on <500 L of avgas, with stops for morning tea and lunch, will do me for "high performance"!