Like the original poster, I had a look at the SportCruiser to replace my Airtourer, which is a low-wing 2-seater with a 115 Lycoming. Taking Rod's figures, the wing loading for the SportCruiser seems to be about 9.3 lbs/sq ft in old money. My Airtourer works out at 13.8 lbs/sq ft. so should give a better ride in turbulence due to the higher wing loading. However if the bumpy ride I had today en route to Turweston is anything to go by it would have been MOST uncomfortable in the SportCruiser. This bears out several comments I've heard to this effect. It will be interesting to see how they fare in the training role when EASA get off the pot and certify them.