The UKL platform (''Untere Klasse'', "lower class" in German) is a modular

automobile platform A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is prac ...

developed by German car manufacturer

BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...

. It is a

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architecture to suit a range of

front-wheel-drive Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel-drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional l ...

and

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models. The first production vehicle to use the UKL platform was the 2014 Mini Hatch. The objective of the front-wheel-drive UKL platform is to offer smaller models with a large interior space, with enough room for passengers in the rear seats and large cargo space. These objectives are only possible to achieve by mounting

transverse Transverse may refer to: *Transverse engine, an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle *Transverse flute, a flute that is held horizontally * Transverse force (or ''Euler force''), the tangen ...

three or four-cylinder engines. At the time of release, BMW announced that any model under in length and smaller than a 3 Series will make use of the UKL platform. According to Ian Robertson, BMW sales and marketing chief, "One of the big advantages of UKL is that we are able to launch a lot of products almost simultaneously because we are doing the engineering at once." The UKL platform was developed into the UKL1 and UKL2 platforms under FAAR umbrella with pure

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and

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powertrains in mind.

UKL platform

Vehicles using platform (calendar years): *

Mini Hatch The Mini (stylised as MINI) supermini range, marketed under various names such as Mini Cooper, Mini Hatch, Mini Hardtop, Mini One, and Mini John Cooper Works, are a family of Retro-style automobile, retro-styled three-door hatchback, two-door ...

(F56) (2014–2024) * Mini Hatch 5-door (F55) (2014–2024) * Mini Convertible (F57) (2016–2024) *

BMW X1 (F48) The F48 BMW X1 is the second generation of the BMW X1 range of subcompact luxury crossover SUV. The F48 X1 was unveiled at the International Motor Show Germany#2015, September 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, and later at the Tokyo Motor Show#2015, 2015 ...

(2015–2022) * BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45) (2014–2021) * BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (F46) (2015–2021) File:2021-04-10 Mini F56 LCI-Facelift.jpg, Mini Hatch (F56) File:Mini diesel 1496cc December 2014.JPG, Mini Hatch 5-door (F55) File:2018 Mini Cooper Convertible facelift 1.5 Front.jpg, Mini Convertible (F57) File:2020 BMW X1 sDrive18i xLine Automatic facelift 1.5 Front.jpg, BMW X1 (F48) File:2019 BMW 225xe Active Tourer M Sport Premium Automatic 1.5 Front.jpg, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (F45) File:BMW 218d Gran Tourer Advantage (F46) – Frontansicht, 24. Oktober 2015, Münster.jpg, BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (F46)

UKL1 platform

(F66) (2024–present) * Mini Hatch 5-door (F65) (2024–present) * Mini Convertible (F67) (2024–present) File:Mini Hatch (F66) IMG 8786.jpg, Mini Hatch (F66) File:Mini Hatch (F65) IMG 2068.jpg, Mini Hatch 5-door (F65) File:Mini Cabrio (F67) JCW-Trim DSC 7514.jpg, Mini Convertible (F67)

UKL2 platform

Vehicles using platform (calendar years): * BMW 1 Series Sedan (F52) (2017–2023) *

BMW 1 Series (F40) The BMW 1 Series (F40) is the third generation of the BMW 1 Series range of subcompact executive hatchback cars. Unlike the previous generation F20 1 Series, the F40 1 Series uses a front-wheel drive configuration and is only available as a 5-do ...

(2019–2024) *

BMW 1 Series (F70) The BMW 1 Series (F70) is the fourth generation of the BMW 1 Series range of Subcompact car, subcompact Executive car, executive hatchback cars. Like the previous generation BMW 1 Series (F40), F40 1 Series, the F70 1 Series uses a front-wheel ...

(2024–present) * BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé (F44) (2020–2024) *

BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé (F74) The BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé is a subcompact executive sedan produced by BMW since 2020. For most markets, the 2 Series Gran Coupé is the smallest four-door sedan offered by BMW, except in China and Mexico where the F52 1 Series sedan was o ...

(2024–present) * BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (U06) (2021–present) *

BMW X1 (U11) The third generation of the BMW X1 consists of the U11 (short wheelbase) and the U12 (long wheelbase) subcompact luxury crossover SUVs. Continuing in the way of the previous generation, this model is based on the modular UKL2 platform, which c ...

(2022–present) *

BMW X2 (F39) The BMW X2 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV produced by BMW since 2017. It is marketed as a sports activity coupé (SAC), it is considered a sportier and less practical alternative to the X1, as is the case with other even-numbered X model ...

(2017–2022) * BMW X2 (U10) (2023–present) * Mini Countryman (F60) (2017–2023) *

Mini Countryman (U25) The Mini Countryman, also called Mini Crossover in Japan until 2024, is a subcompact crossover SUV, the first vehicle of this type to be launched by BMW under the Mini (marque), Mini marque. It was launched in 2010 and received a Facelift (aut ...

(2023–present) * Mini Clubman (F54) (2016–2024) * Zinoro 60H (F48) (2017–2020) File:2022 Brilliance-BMW 1 Series F52 (facelift).jpg, BMW 1 Series Sedan (F52) File:BMW F40 128ti IMG 4142.jpg, BMW 1 Series (F40) File:BMW 120 (F70) IMG 1166.jpg, BMW 1 Series (F70) File:BMW F44 1X7A6109.jpg, BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé (F44) File:BMW 220d (F74) DSC 7359.jpg, BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe (F74) File:BMW U06 IMG 6802.jpg, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (U06) File:2022 BMW X1 sDrive18d M Sport MHEV Automatic 2.0.jpg, BMW X1 (U11) File:BMW F39 25e IMG 4070.jpg, BMW X2 (F39) File:BMW U10 1X7A2456.jpg, BMW X2 (U10) File:2018 Mini Cooper Countryman S Front.jpg, Mini Countryman (F60) File:Mini Countryman (U25) IMG 9537.jpg, Mini Countryman (U25) File:2017 Mini Cooper S Clubman front 5.3.18.jpg, Mini Clubman (F54) File:2017 Zinoro 60H (front).jpg, Zinoro 60H (F48)

References

{{BMW vehicles UKL platform

UKL platform

UKL1 platform

UKL2 platform

See also

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