Despite getting lambasted for being little more than a posh Vectra when it first arrived in 1997, the Saab 9-5 easily eclipses its more mundane Vauxhall counterpart when it comes to modern classic credibility. And rightly so, because this subtle executive express is roomy, comfortable, temptingly inexpensive to buy and awash with quirky Saab touches.
Of course, it wasn't the Swedish firm's first collaboration with General Motors. That came with the 1994-on 900, a car that retained the same nomenclature as its 20-yearold namesake but was hastily developed using the Cavalier Mk3 platform instead, a move that didn't cut the mustard with
