My experiences with the old 114 (260hp) was that it was quite slow for the power and did not carry much weight -- look at the empty versus all up. I cannot image the 112 would be any better with only 200hp, you will never get four adults and full fuel. The best aircraft in the class is the Piper Comanche 260B or C. It would cruise all day at 160kts and carry four or five. The empty was 1800lbs and all up 3100lbs. This beats any other single in the same power range. if you really want to go higher, then the 260TC which is rare, is the one to go for. Even the 250 is great -- a friend has just bought one in USA for $54k. Have a look at the latest Pilot mag for the article on Comanches, or look in the April 2003 for a flight test on our previously owned G-AVGA 260B.