1992 Subaru Sambar · 4WD · 4,768 mi

The vehicle on this page is a 1992 Subaru Sambar (White), imported and road-ready for the paperwork stage. Listed as 4WD, driving through a manual transmission. The number on the plate is KS3048731.

The numbers

• Year: 1992
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar
• Chassis code: KS3
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 4,768
• Engine: EN07A
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS3048731
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC30874

The KS3 Sambar explained

KS3 is the rear-drive Sambar truck of 1990 to 1999 — and rear drive here is literal, because Subaru hung the engine behind the rear axle rather than putting it under the cab. The engine itself is the one thing no other kei truck had: the EN07, a 658cc inline *four*, where every rival used three cylinders. Weight over the driven axle and four smaller pistons are the two reasons Sambar owners talk about these the way they do.

The gauge reads 4,768 miles, or about 7,700 km as it was marked from the factory — a low figure by the standards of the Sambar's Japanese working life.

In use

Selecting four-wheel drive in a Sambar brings in a front axle on a vehicle whose engine already sits at the very back, behind the rear axle line. That rearward weight bias is deliberate and it is unique in the class. The bed above it stays flat and unobstructed because nothing mechanical runs underneath it.

The $5,000 to $8,000 band is where most imported kei trucks sit, and it is where supply is deepest — which means the most choice of year, drivetrain and body style. Our price guide breaks down what moves a truck between bands.

Getting it to you

The 1992 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. It is listed at $7,875. Get in touch to put a hold on it.