The C42 will Cruise at 85kts all day long (will go faster) and are lovely to fly and sound on long distances. Good on fuel, and fun.
only problem you will have is if you have 2 large POB and a bit of baggage you dont leave much room for fuel, but (i am going to get shot!) most people accept that it may wander a few pounds over 450KG with everything on board.
this is the same for every microlight in this catagory (CTs are slightly worse off as their empty weight is slightly higher.
Dave