Being focused exclusively on all things Cadillac, we receive a lot of questions about the luxury automaker and its products here at the Cadillac Society. One of the more common topics that comes into our inbox is the Platinum package. Specifically, many want to know what the Cadillac Platinum package is all about, what it includes, and what it entails. So we will aim to address exactly that in this gargantuan write-up.
What Platinum is all about is really quite simple: the term describes the range-topping equipment groups available in Cadillac vehicles. In other words, a Platinum Cadillac is a fully loaded model, with a price to match.
In years past, Platinum was a full-fledged trim level. This was the case on the Cadillac XTS, CT6 2015-2020 Escalade and 2017-2019 XT5. But now, Cadillac has made Platinum a standalone package as part of its recently-coined Y trim level strategy.
That means that Platinum Package is now a standalone option on either Premium Luxury or Sport models (the package is not offered on base Luxury trim models). Structuring things in this fashion gives buyers more flexibility, since they can choose the vehicle persona that attracts them, without being forced into a one or the other, which would be the case if Platinum were a standalone trim level. As a reminder, Premium Luxury models feature more traditional chrome/bright accent work, while Sport models feature a more modern, blacked-out appearance.
The Cadillac Platinum package is not offered on all Caddy models, but rather on a few select vehicles. Below, we detail what those vehicles are and what the package brings to the table.
The Platinum Package is not offered on the all-new CT4. It would appear that Cadillac believes that there is not enough “space” to offer such a package on its entry-level sedan.
Available as an optional package on the Premium Luxury, Sport and CT5-V models, the Platinum Package on the new CT5 delivers the following features:
On CT5 Premium Luxury
On CT5 Sport:
On CT5-V:
On the Cadillac CT6, Platinum was a full-fledged trim level that represented the luxury brand’s previous approach of offering Platinum as a trim instead of a standalone package. Highlights of the trim included:
Much like its sedan counterpart, the XT4 does not offer a Platinum Package.
The XT5 is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to the Cadillac Platinum Package. For the 2017, 2018 and 2019 models years, Platinum was a trim level – much like for the CT6. But for the 2020 model year, the XT5 finally adopted Caddy’s Y trim level structure, which means that Platinum is now a standalone package on Premium Luxury and Sport trim levels.
On XT5 Premium Luxury:
On XT5 Sport:
On the Cadillac XT6, the Platinum Package offers similar features and equipment as it does on the XT5.
On XT6 Premium Luxury
On XT6 Sport:
When it comes to the Cadillac Platinum Package, the Escalade is in the same boat as the XT5. For the outgoing-generation, 2015-2020 model, Platinum was a full-fledged trim level that delivered a loaded vehicle. However, the all-new, 2021 Escalade introduces the Y trim level structure to the full-size luxury SUV, transforming it into a standalone package available on Premium Luxury and Sport trims.
The packages have the following content on both Premium Luxury and Sport models:
Platinum was never offered on the now-discontinued ATS, in either Sedan or Coupe body styles. The same holds true for the hot-to-trot ATS-V variants of both the ATS Sedan and ATS Coupe.
Much like with the ATS, the now-discontinued, third-generation CTS did not offer a Platinum package. However, such a package was briefly available for the second-generation CTS, known as the CTS platinum edition package.
The discontinued Cadillac XTS did offer Platinum, albeit as a trim level. The package included many features and options as standard.
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