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Sambar Truck 550 3-valve
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Sambar Truck 550 3-valve

KR/KT · 1987–1990RWD

The Sambar Truck 550 3-valve is the upper-grade rear-drive pickup that arrived with the 1987 update of the fourth generation, sold in Japan until 1990. Its two-cylinder EK23 of 544 cc uses three valves per cylinder and makes 34 PS, six more than the two-valve base truck, with a manual gearbox. It was the upper grade of the truck line.

34 hpPower
1987-1990Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement0.5 L
Cylinders2
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD
Power34 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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