The IMCR is set to die and the much-heralded new Euro qualification appears stalled.
That's not actually so as simply put above, but that's another big topic.
With less than 1% of European pilots with an IR (IO540 is one), the IFR capability of the airframe is academic especially for the “fly for fun” pilots like me.
Sure, but VFR in IMC is a pretty popular activity all around Europe (mainly due to the difficult to get IR) and being able to penetrate IMC, even for short periods, dramatically expands one's ability to go places.
And if I was doing it (and like most instrument-capable pilots flying a well equipped aircraft I have done plenty of it) then I would want a plane which is actually safe. Enroute this practice is undetectable, but you don't want to get killed, and you don't want equipment to stop working due to static, etc.
The point is that the OP did ask about this so presumably he is after this capability - even if the alleged 99% are not (a figure which I am sure is wide of the mark but this sector of the market is popular due to the low operating cost, and most of the participants are in it because it's all they can afford, not because they just want to fly on perfect sunny days
