1996 Subaru Sambar Van#BUC51861

This is a 1996 Subaru Sambar Van finished in Silver, one of the Japanese imports we currently have available.

Sambar Van: engine and drivetrain

This Sambar Van carries the EN07: a 660cc engine. The EN07 is a genuine four-cylinder in a kei-sized package. Subaru kept building it long after almost everyone else had settled on three cylinders, and it is the single biggest reason Sambars have their own following. The EN07 drives through a 5-speed manual gearbox.

Specifics for this Sambar Van

Odometer at listing is 31800 km; the paperwork gives a condition of used.

Background: the Sambar Van

Subaru gave the Sambar four-wheel independent suspension from the very first 1961 model, at a time when Japanese passenger cars mostly did without it — struts at the front, semi-trailing arms at the rear. The cab seats 4, and with no engine underneath it there is no transmission tunnel or heat soak to work around. Putting the engine under the bed was a deliberate load-carrying decision: on a kei truck the difference between empty and laden is enormous, and the engine acts as ballast over the driven axle when the bed is empty.

Measured figures for this 1996 Sambar Van

It is listed at 330cm in length, 140cm in width and 191cm in height. The documents give a kerb weight of 790kg, a rated load capacity of 350kg and 8.82m³ of measured cargo volume. The Japanese paperwork lists this 1996 Sambar Van as Kei van, Vans with 4 seats.

Ownership and import of this Sambar Van

The enclosed body gives 8.82m³ of measured cargo volume in a vehicle you can still park almost anywhere. A 1996 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. The asking price is $5,380.