BMW CLAR platform
| BMW CLAR platform | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Production | 2015–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | |
| Related | BMW UKL platform |
| Powertrain | |
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The Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform is a car platform developed by BMW.
It is a modular platform that incorporates steel, aluminium, and optional carbon fibre. It is available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive setups and debuted in the G11 7 Series in 2015. 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.
It was initially called 35up but was later renamed to CLAR. 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.