1997 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 88,600 mi

Among the Subaru vehicles we currently hold is this 1997 Subaru Sambar Truck, recorded as White. The drivetrain is 4WD and the gearbox is 5-speed manual. The chassis plate reads KS4-326582.

Background on 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.

The recorded reading is 88,600 miles — somewhere around 142,600 km. Subaru built the rear-mounted EN07 for the commercial duty cycle these vehicles were sold into, and high five-figure readings are the norm rather than the exception.

Specification summary

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 88,600
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-326582
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC12352

What the specification means

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.

This sits in the cheapest band of the market. At this level a 1997 Subaru Sambar Truck is competing with used garden machinery and utility vehicles on price while offering a cab, a heater and a licence plate, which is the argument most buyers at this end are making.

How to take it

Built in 1997, it sits the far side of the 25-year federal import cut-off. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. This listing carries a walkaround video as well as the gallery. The asking price is $4,350 — contact us to reserve it.