1997 Subaru Sambar HD Dump · 4WD · 40,876 mi

If you are shopping kei trucks, this 1997 Subaru Sambar, recorded as White is one to look at. Drive is 4WD, through a manual transmission. The number on the plate is KS4-319873.

KS4 Sambar: the short version

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.

Odometer: 40,876 miles, approximately 65,800 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.

Vehicle details

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 40,876
• Engine: EN07 660cc 4 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-319873
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC67911

How this one is set up

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.

At this level a 1997 Subaru Sambar is priced above the volume band, which in this market normally reflects a later generation, an unusual drivetrain specification, or factory equipment that did not come as standard.

Next steps

At 1997 it is past the 25-year mark, which is the line that decides whether a Japanese-market vehicle can be imported at all. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. Asking $8,757. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.