CLAR

2025 CLAR: BMW CEO announces new cluster architecture

2025 CLAR: BMW CEO announces new cluster architecture

The term cluster architecture and its abbreviation CLAR have been a keyword in BMW’s language over the years. The highly flexible architecture has taken the place of classic car platforms and therefore can be used…

BMW CLAR platform to get important update in 2021

BMW CLAR platform to get important update in 2021

The changes the automotive industry is going through these days will definitely have a big impact on both the manufacturers and the customers. Most see electrification as the next big thing, even though we’re all…

No full-fledged M versions planned for front-traction BMWs

BMW CFO confirms CLAR - the new RWD platform and future hybrids

BMW CFO confirms CLAR – the new RWD platform and future hybrids

Back in 2014, first news around a new rear-wheel drive platform surfaced on the interwebs. Dr. Friedrich Eichiner,  BMW CFO, confirmed yesterday the new architecture during BMW’s annual press conference. “The new rear-wheel-drive architecture is…