The other day I was talking to a chap who sells and maintains this stuff and he said a King Air 90 will cost less to run than a TBM850, total operating cost
I can believe it. I haven't seen a comparative analysis between a 90 and 850. However I have seen one between the PC-12 and 200. And it was surprising. There was nothing in the hourly costs, including fuel. And for utilisation of 200 hrs per year the maintenance on the 200 was much less. Fuel only was about a third more on the twin.
It's not a single vs twin debate so I'm not going to get into that. And for it's now native far eastern market perhaps the Cirrus jet is just the thing, look at the amount of Rollers sold in China, not to mention the ugly brute of an SUV Bentley have developed specifically for that market. However my personal order of preference would be:
1. 90 : Twin safety, lovely cabin, proven machine.
2. TBM: Lovely airplane, good range.
3. Cirrus Jet.
Cirrus did a great job of convincing wealthy Ferrari drivers they needed an airplane. Despite it flying like a dog. Perhaps this is the same target audience in the Far East they are aiming at, albeit with more disposable cash.