Cessna’s 210 proved a popular model with a long and varied production run. Shown here is a strutless 210L model.

If you need to haul four people in relative comfort at speeds greater than 160 knots or so, the Cessna 210 will rise near the top of your list of potential aircraft buys. That’s because the upper end of the single-engine retract market isn’t flush with choices.

Basically, there are three: the Bonanza 36 series, Piper’s Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga line and the Cessna 210. Would-be heavy cruiser buyers often complain that the Beech is expensive and the Pipers are too slow, unless you opt for a turbocharged model. …