Just bought a 143 diesel mazda6 sport.Have 1500 ish miles on it and it goes round corners as if on rails.Never drove the Volvo didn't like the dash.Mazda felt right from the beginning.Dealer gave me a demo for a day, that made up my mind.Bose sound system is superb.No complaints except that the trip computer measures fuel in litres/100 mile...strange but well documented in forums.Suggest you get both cars for a day. I tried to get a demo for day in other makes but most of the dealers refused, so I walked away and told them so. Spending £19k on a 5-15 min test drive was not on, so they lost the sale. As said before, the Mazda dealer gave me a demo for a day and that made up my mind.