| BMW CLAR platform | |
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| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Production | 2015–present |
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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.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.
CLAR LG (Linie Grosse)
Source:5
- BMW 7 Series (G11) (2015–2022)6
- BMW 8 Series (G15) (2018–2026)7
- BMW M8 (F91/F92/F93) (2019–2025)
- BMW X5 (G05) (2018–present)8
- BMW X6 (G06) (2019–present)9
- BMW X7 (G07) (2019–present)10
- BMW XM (G09) (2022–present)
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BMW 7 Series (G11) -
BMW 8 Series (G15) -
BMW M8 (F91/F92/F93) -
BMW X5 (G05) -
BMW X6 (G06) -
BMW X7 (G07) -
BMW XM (G09)
CLAR LK (Linie Klein)
Source:5
- BMW 5 Series (G30) (2016–2023)11
- BMW M5 (F90) (2017–2023)
- BMW 6 Series (G32) (2017–2023)12
- BMW X3 (G01) (2017–2024)13
- BMW X4 (G02) (2018–2025)14
- BMW iX3 (G08) (2018–2024)
- BMW Z4 (G29) (2018–2026)15
- BMW 3 Series (G20/G21) (2018–present)16
- BMW M3 (G80/G81) (2020–present)
- Toyota GR Supra (J29/DB) (2019–2026)17
- BMW 4 Series (G22/G23/G26) (2020–present)18
- BMW M4 (G82/G83) (2020–present)
- BMW 2 Series (G42) (2021–present)19
- BMW M2 (G87) (2023–present)
- Boldmen CR4 (2022–present)20
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BMW 5 Series (G30) -
BMW M5 (F90) -
BMW 6 Series (G32) -
BMW X3 (G01) -
BMW X4 (G02) -
BMW iX3 (G08) -
BMW Z4 (G29) -
BMW 3 Series (G20) -
BMW M3 (G80/G81) -
BMW 4 Series (G22/G23/G26) -
BMW M4 (G82/G83) -
BMW 2 Series (G42) -
BMW M2 (G87) -
Toyota GR Supra -
Boldmen CR4
CLAR II (CLAR-WE)
Source:21
- BMW iX (I20) (2021–present)
- BMW 7 Series (G70) (2022–present)
- BMW 5 Series (G60) (2023–present)
- BMW M5 (G90) (2024–present)
- BMW X3 (G45) (2024–present)
- BMW 3 Series (G50) (2026, in development)
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BMW iX (I20) -
BMW 7 Series (G70) -
BMW 5 Series (G60) -
BMW M5 (G90) -
BMW X3 (G45)
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