Sambar Van 550

K71/K81 · 1977–1982RWD

The Sambar Van 550 is the rear-drive van of the third-generation Subaru Sambar (K71/K81), sold in Japan from 1977 to 1982. Its two-cylinder EK23 engine displaces 544 cc and makes 28 PS, paired with a manual gearbox. The 550 cc size arrived in 1977 as the four-stroke Sambar grew past the old 360 cc kei limit.

28 hpPower

1977-1982Year

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Sambar Van 550, every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement0.5 L

Cylinders2

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainRWD

Power28 hp

STORY

The Sambar is Subaru's kei truck and microvan, introduced in 1961 with a rear-engine, rear- or all-wheel-drive layout unusual for its class. Prized for traction and packaging, it was built in-house for decades before becoming a rebadged Daihatsu Hijet in 2012.

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