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Many of you demanded live shots of Cadillac's premium Platinum Series of vehicles that include the XLR, STS and DTS, and we are but your humble servants. Shown here is each vehicle on the show floor, with the XLR and its attractive Liquid Amethyst paint job being the obvious ringleader. Extra chrome trim has been liberally applied to each model along with bespoke wheels and interiors that are above and beyond standard Cadillac innards but not up to the standards set by the "Cut and Sew" interior offered on the SRX. We'll echo Alex's sentiment that this level of luxury should come standard on every Cadillac, but it's good to know the brand can walk a runway when it wants to.

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Where the Cadillac V-Series moniker focuses on high performance, the Platinum Series tag being introduced in LA this week places the emphasis on luxury. Now, we believe that this emphasis should be the brand standard anyway, and not just a trim package, but if this represents a step towards bringing Cadillac to the next level, where we hope it's headed, then so be it.

Available for the XLR, STS and DTS, the Platinum Series trim level sets the cars apart by bestowing them with specific paint colors, badging, and interior appointments. The XLR, for example, sports an exclusive and attractive Liquid Amethyst paint color and healthy doses of chrome added to its grille, bespoke wheels and other trim bits. Climb into the Cashmere leather seats and you'll notice the "Platinum" badging on the doorsill, more wood trim, and hand-stitched leather covering the upper dash and door panels. Unfortunately, based on GM's press release, it appears to stop short of the full-blown "Cut and Sew" interior available on the SRX, but we'll wait until our guys in LA get up close and personal to make that call.

Keep reading after the jump for the rundown on the STS and DTS Platinum Series, plus more photos and the official release from GM.

[Source: GM]