The Saab 9-5 is an automobile from Saab. It was introduced in 1997 as the new high-end automobile. It is in the same class as the Saab 9000. During 1998 both the 9000 and 9-5 were sold, but from 1999 the 9-5 replaced 9000 entirely. The base is Opel Vectra, but tweaked a lot so it would still drive like a Saab.