BMW CLAR platform

BMW CLAR platform
BMW CLAR platform
Overview
Manufacturer	BMW
Production	2015–present
Body and chassis
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive; Front-engine, all-wheel drive (xDrive);
Powertrain
Engines	I3; I4; I6; V8; V12;
Transmissions	6-speed manual; 8-speed automatic;

The Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform is a car platform developed by BMW.

ManufacturerBMW

Production2015–present

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It is a modular platform that incorporates steel, aluminium, and optional carbon fibre.^[1] It is available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive setups and debuted in the BMW 7 Series (G11) in 2015.^[2] It is designed to accommodate a pure ICE drivetrain, has an optional 48-volt electrical system in a mild-hybrid configuration, but also supports plug-in hybrid and battery electric drivetrains.^[3]

It was initially called 35up but was later renamed to CLAR.^[4] It covers D-segment cars, E-segment cars, F-segment cars, sports cars, SUVs. Smaller BMW cars in the B-segment and C-segment, compact MPV and smaller SUV use the front-wheel drive-based BMW UKL platform instead.

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BMW CLAR platform

CLAR LG (Linie Grosse)

CLAR LK (Linie Klein)

CLAR II (CLAR-WE)

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