1.   Its engine and gearbox are silky smooth.

2.   Acosta was silky smooth, Dominic Walsh was impressively virtuosic on Saturday afternoon and Phillip Broomhead, on Sunday, was the best actor despite his understated technique.

3.   His game is silky smooth, and he let that show.

4.   Silky smooth in the clutch.

5.   The crossover dribble in traffic is silky smooth.

6.   The ride is silky smooth, more like a luxury car than a sporty convertible, yet the Saab is taut and predictable in fast corners or winding roads.

7.   They turn the truth to putty, and leave even jagged facts silky smooth.