Originally Posted by silverknapper
1. 90 : Twin safety, lovely cabin, proven machine.
2. TBM: Lovely airplane, good range.
3. Cirrus Jet.
Now add Cirrus SR22 / Columbia 400 at the bottom, and you see the gap they are trying to fill.
It is a BIG step from a 4-seater SEP to the TBM, the 90, a Mustang, or an Eclipse 500 - just put them on the ramp next to each other, let alone the requirement in pilot capability! There is currently no 300kt certified aircraft with a small cabin (the Eclipse / Embraer 100 / Mustang "VLJs" come closest, but are more in the TBM size class)
Simply said, the aircraft building tradition is that more power goes into more payload and larger cabins, not into higher speed.
What the high-end, cash-rich (what you call "Ferrari driving") private pilots want is speed, and a six-seater at most. That is what Cirrus is aiming for. Some kit planes fit that segment - Lancair IVPs with turbines, Epic, etc.
Doing it with a Jet? Bold and risky, I wish them luck, I agree with you and it would not be my choice to buy.
If Cessna got their act together, made the Corvalis pressurized, added a TP and made the gear retractable [it IS the certified version of a Lancair IV, so the basic airframe is suitable] it would be a MUCH better contender for the "Ferrari" segment [although to compete with Cirrus, it would probably also need a parachute]