Give it some time and it might grow on you.

When I was in Flight Training, they taught us to hold the stick with just our index finger and thumb so we could feel what the plane was doing. The new Volvos are similar in this respect; you hold the steering wheel lightly and you can feel what the vehicle is doing.

I have an engineering background and I like to hear the mechanical things functioning. That is one thing that I like about my 2001 V70 T5; the sounds are muted, but they are there if you listen for them.

For those who find the S60 rear seat too small, consider the V70. It will do everything that The S60 will do performance wise, and might even handle a little better because of a little better weight distibution. In the real world of insurance company statistics on crashes, station wagons have traditionally done better than sedans of the same model.