1995 Subaru Sambar Truck#BUC70376

This 1995 Subaru Sambar Truck is a Japanese domestic-market vehicle we imported and are selling directly, finished in White.

Sambar Truck: size and capacity

On the paperwork it measures 330cm × 140cm × 177cm. Recorded figures include a kerb weight of 730kg, a rated load capacity of 350kg and 8.17m³ of measured cargo volume. Registration on this Sambar Truck records 2 seats and a body type of Kei truck, Trucks.

1995 Subaru Sambar Truck: engine, gearbox and running gear

Under it is the EN07, a 660cc engine. Because the EN07 is a four rather than a three, the firing intervals are closer together and the engine is noticeably less busy at speed — a difference you can hear from the driver's seat. Behind the White bodywork sits a 5-speed manual gearbox with an extra-low crawler gear.

About the 1995 Subaru Sambar

Enthusiasts nicknamed the rear-engined Sambar the "agricultural Porsche", and the joke does real work: rear engine, rear drive, four cylinders, independent suspension all round. Every Subaru-built Sambar is a full cab-over, which is precisely how Subaru got a longer cargo bed than its rivals onto the same overall length. 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.

Recorded condition of this 1995 Sambar Truck

A 1995 vehicle showing 77200 km, recorded with a condition of used.

Where a Sambar Truck earns its keep

A 660cc engine will not tow across a state, but it will do yard, field and site work all day on very little fuel. Japanese makers also held to a voluntary 64PS ceiling for the class. Built in 1995, this Sambar Truck is 31 years old and clears the 25-year threshold at which imported vehicles are exempt from US federal motor vehicle safety standards conformity. It is listed at $4,230.