Mercedes-Benz launched the special edition AMG SL 63 this week, sporting a Formula 1-inspired livery.
Limited to just 100 units worldwide, the SL 63 Motorsport Collectors Edition features silver paint that fades to black at the rear of the car, echoing the look of Mercedes’ W13 E Performance F1 car used in the 2022 F1 season.
Splashes of green on the front fascia, side skirts, rear diffuser and 21-inch wheels represent Malaysian oil company Petronas, the title sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team. The combination of Mercedes silver and Petronas green has been used by the Mercedes factory team since its debut in 2010, apart from a brief period when it switched to all black.
Mercedes-Benz AMG SL 63 Motorsport Collectors Edition
It also includes the AMG aerodynamics package, which adds larger front and rear foils, an enlarged rear diffuser and some changes to the chassis. The AMG Night Package and AMG Night Package II are also included, with black trim elements.
Inside, the Motorsports Collectors Edition gets a combination of black sun leather and microfiber upholstery with red or yellow stitching, as well as a heated steering wheel with carbon fiber trim. The special edition is also quite well equipped, with features such as the Burmester audio system, head-up display and AMG Track Pace data logger on track days.
Mercedes-Benz AMG SL 63 Motorsport Collectors Edition
No mechanical changes were reported. The SL 63 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 that produces 577 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, sent to all four wheels by a 9-speed wet-clutch dual-clutch automatic transmission. Mercedes estimates a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 196 mph.
Mercedes has had a lot of success in F1 in recent years, but the Motorsport Collectors Edition comes at the team’s low point. Performance dropped significantly in 2022, the first year of sweeping rule changes that reset car designs, leaving Mercedes well behind new leaders Red Bull Racing.
