1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD, PW, AC, 5MT#BUC03706

Our stock includes this 1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD, finished in Navy Green Metallic / Silver Metallic — a right-hand-drive Japanese import. The chassis code on this one is KV4. We have it on file as stock number 466-8, chassis KV4-173972. We have 9 pictures of this Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD here, all of the actual vehicle.

The 1997 Sambar in context

The Sambar is the odd one out in the class and deliberately so: Subaru put the engine right at the back, behind the rear axle, and drove the rear wheels from there. The KV4 designation follows Subaru's own convention: the letters give the body and the number gives the drive. Putting the engine behind the rear axle loads the driven wheels, and that is a large part of why Sambars have the traction reputation they do.

1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD: engine, gearbox and running gear

Under it is the EN07Y, a fuel-injected 660cc 4-cylinder engine. Sending drive forward from a rear-mounted EN07 gave Subaru a four-wheel-drive layout unlike anything else in the class. The KV4 runs a manual gearbox.

Recorded condition of this 1997 Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD

The odometer reads 79,100. That reading of 79,100 came to us without a unit attached, and we have left it exactly as found. On the specification sheet: power windows and air conditioning.

Where a Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD earns its keep

A closed body keeps the load dry and locked, which is the trade you make against the open bed of the truck version. Built in 1997, this Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD is 29 years old and clears the 25-year threshold at which imported vehicles are exempt from US federal motor vehicle safety standards conformity. Price on this one is $18,995.