1994 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 80,000 mi

If you are shopping kei trucks, this 1994 Subaru Sambar Truck, wearing White is one to look at. Recorded as 4WD with a 5-speed manual transmission. Chassis KS4-212715 on the identification plate.

A little context on the KS4 Sambar

The KS4 is the four-wheel-drive Sambar truck built through the 1990s, and it inherits the layout Subaru stuck with long after everyone else abandoned it: the 658cc EN07 four-cylinder mounted at the very back, behind the rear axle line. Drive runs forward to the front wheels when selected. Four cylinders in a kei engine is the Sambar's signature, and the rear weight bias is why it is the one people pick for traction with an empty bed.

The recorded reading is 80,000 miles — somewhere around 128,700 km. Subaru built the rear-mounted EN07 for the commercial duty cycle these vehicles were sold into, and high five-figure readings are the norm rather than the exception.

On paper

• Year: 1994
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 80,000
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-212715
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC72847

In use

A four-wheel-drive Sambar is traction-biased before the front axle is even engaged, because Subaru put the engine behind the rear wheels. The rear tyres carry the engine's weight permanently, which is the thing Sambar owners single the truck out for — an empty kei truck bed is light, and the Sambar is the one that minds it least.

We quote this truck individually. Where it has to travel is the single biggest swing on the final figure, so the honest thing is to ask for your delivery address first and give you one number afterwards.

The buying process

A 1994 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. There is a walkaround video on this listing alongside the photographs. This one is priced individually — contact us with your delivery location for a figure.