1997 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 33,800 mi

1997 Subaru Sambar Truck, listed as Gray — a Japanese domestic-market kei truck held in our US stock. The specification is 4WD and a 5-speed manual box. Chassis number KS4-318951.

Where the KS4 Sambar fits

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: 33,800 miles, approximately 54,400 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.

On paper

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 33,800
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: Gray
• Chassis number: KS4-318951
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC96301

Why this configuration

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.

Mid-band pricing on a kei truck generally reflects a sound, unremarkable specification — the four-wheel-drive, five-speed, flat-bed combination that the majority of buyers are looking for in the first place.

To proceed

Because it was built in 1997, 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. A walkaround clip sits with the photographs on this page. Priced at $5,000; message us and we will hold it for you.