1998 Subaru Sambar Van#BUC50626

A 1998 Subaru Sambar Van in our current inventory, finished in Gold, brought in out of the Japanese domestic market.

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. A 880kg kerb weight with the mass concentrated over the rear axle is why a Sambar behaves so differently from an under-seat-engined rival. 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.

Body and payload on this Sambar Van

It is listed at 330cm in length, 140cm in width and 191cm in height. Recorded figures include a kerb weight of 880kg, a rated load capacity of 350kg and 8.82m³ of measured cargo volume. Recorded as Kei van, Vans with seating for 4, model year 1998. Carrying 350kg on a 880kg kerb weight is the kind of ratio that only comes from designing the whole vehicle around the load.

The paperwork on this 1998 Sambar Van

A 1998 vehicle showing 64100 km, recorded with a condition of used. The listing records Electronic fuel injection.

Mechanical specification of this Sambar Van

Power comes from the EN07, a 660cc unit. The EN07 is a long-stroke design — 56.0mm bore against a 66.8mm stroke — with a single overhead camshaft and eight valves. The KV4 runs a 5-speed manual gearbox.

Owning a Sambar Van

Square sides on a 330cm × 140cm footprint make the load area far more usable per cubic metre than the outside size suggests. What you see is what we have: a Gold Sambar Van on our lot, not a listing for a vehicle still in an auction hall.