1994 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 36,300 mi

If you are shopping kei trucks, this 1994 Subaru Sambar Truck — the paint is down as White is one to look at. It is 4WD with a 5-speed manual gearbox. It carries the chassis number KS4-215984.

On paper

• Year: 1994
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 36,300
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-215984
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC49390

The KS4 Sambar explained

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.

Odometer: 36,300 miles, approximately 58,400 km. Subaru's EN07 is a 658cc inline-four rather than a triple, so it turns over with four smaller reciprocating masses than anything else in the class, and the model's surviving population covers a wide span of readings.

Putting it to work

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.

This truck is priced on request. Our guide to kei truck pricing explains the bands the market works in if you want a sense of the range before you ask.

To proceed

Because it was built in 1994, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. This listing carries a walkaround video as well as the gallery. There is no list price on this one. Send us a message with your location and we will put a figure to it.