1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Super Charged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-EL Gear, AC, 5MT · 12,826 mi

Landed and available: this 1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Super Charged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-EL Gear, AC, 5MT (White), ready to go out to you. Transmission is manual. Identified by chassis number KS4-322666.

About the KS4 Sambar

KS4 denotes the selectable four-wheel-drive version of Subaru's fifth-generation Sambar, produced from 1990 until 1999. Its 658cc EN07 is an inline-four — unique in a class of three-cylinders — and it sits behind the rear axle under the bed floor, which puts the engine's mass where a kei truck most needs it. Subaru offered the EN07 in carburetted, fuel-injected and supercharged forms across the range.

The gauge reads 12,826 miles, or about 20,600 km as it was marked from the factory — a low figure by the standards of the Sambar's Japanese working life.

Vehicle details

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar EFI Super Charged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-EL Gear, AC, 5MT
• Chassis code: KS4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 12,826
• Engine: EN07Y 660cc 4 Cylinder EFI
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-322666
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC58027

What you are buying

The Sambar's layout does the heavy lifting here regardless of how the front axle is specified: a 658cc four-cylinder mounted behind the rear wheels, a completely flat bed floor with no drivetrain running beneath it, and a weight distribution that no other kei truck shares. Subaru kept that arrangement for decades after everybody else had abandoned it.

Above $12,000 a kei truck is being priced on specification rather than transport. A 1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Super Charged 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-EL Gear, AC, 5MT in this band is normally carrying hardware or a configuration that the ordinary working trucks do not.

Paperwork and shipping

With a 1997 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. It is listed at $15,900. Get in touch to put a hold on it.