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Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT)
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Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT)

KR/KT · 1982–1987RWD

The Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT) is the rear-drive pickup of the fourth generation launch phase, sold in Japan from 1982 to 1987. It uses the two-valve, two-cylinder EK23 of 544 cc, rated at roughly 28 PS, mounted at the rear under the load bed and paired with a manual gearbox. It is the plain rear-drive truck of the range, without the four-wheel-drive hardware of its sibling.

29 hpPower
1982-1987Year
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Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT), every angle

Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT)Exterior
Sambar Truck 550 (KR/KT)Exterior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement0.5 L
Cylinders2
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD
Power29 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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