1996 Subaru Sambar Supercharged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, AC, 5MT, Diff Lock · 36,033 mi

Here in our US inventory: a 1996 Subaru Sambar Supercharged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, AC, 5MT, Diff Lock, polar white over its original panels, ready for a new owner. Transmission is manual. Its chassis number is KS4-277360.

The data we hold

• Year: 1996
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Supercharged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, AC, 5MT, Diff Lock
• Chassis code: KS4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 36,033
• Engine: EN07Y 660cc 4 Cylinder EFI
• Colour: Polar White
• Chassis number: KS4-277360
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC67903

About 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.

Odometer: 36,033 miles, approximately 58,000 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.

What the specification means

A locking rear differential does one specific thing: it stops an open differential sending all the torque to the wheel with least grip. With the lock engaged both rear wheels turn together, which is what gets a light-rear-ended truck off wet grass or out of a rut. It is a work-specification fitting rather than standard equipment.

The $12,000 to $20,000 band is where specialist kei trucks sit — low-range transfer cases, locking differentials, factory work bodies, late chassis and genuinely low readings. These are not volume trucks and they do not come up often.

How to take it

Built in 1996, it sits the far side of the 25-year federal import cut-off. We take care of the entry documents and the title, then arrange shipping to wherever you are. It is listed at $13,900. Get in touch to put a hold on it.