Mercedes-AMG GT 63 APXGP Edition Puts a Slice of the 'F1' Movie in Your Garage
The F1 movie is coming in June this year, and for potential wealthy super fans, Mercedes-AMG revealed an APXGP Edition of the AMG GT 63 Coupe on Saturday night of the 2025 Miami GP weekend.
Mercedes only plans on building 52 of these special edition coupes for worldwide consumption. The APXGP (the made-up team that Brad Pitt drives for in the F1 movie) Formula 1 car livery serves as inspiration for the design of this road car, which means black with a lot of gold accents. Mercedes says there will be an AMG GT featured in the movie, but makes no mention of its appearance.
The matte black base paint is broken up by Race Gold elements throughout the entire car. You'll notice the hand-painted Race Gold on the grille surround, front fenders (in a checkered flag motif), side sills, rear apron, and rear diffuser. Its 21-inch forged wheels are finished in matte Race Gold, while the brake calipers contrast with a glossy black paint. And yes, the car is fitted with the optional carbon ceramics as standard equipment.
We were slightly surprised to see the APXGP Edition be based on the standard AMG GT 63 – fitted with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out 577 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque – and not the more track-focused Pro model, given its natural ties to the racetrack. That said, it still comes with the AMG Carbon Fiber package and AMG Aerodynamics package, both of which are optional extras on the standard GT 63. Lastly on the exterior, the AMG Extended Night package is fitted, utilizing black chrome for many of the exterior elements to better match the black and gold color combo.
The same aesthetic carries inside where you get black Nappa leather/microfiber seats with gold stitching. Mercedes goes so far as to use gold-colored thread in the carbon fiber trim. The door sills are anodized black, but feature a gold illumination, and even the floor mats are unique with an APXGP logo in Race Gold. To finish it off, a plaque denoting which of the 52 cars you're sitting in is placed on the center console.
Mercedes didn't reveal a price, but expect it to be considerably more expensive than the standard AMG GT 63 that starts at $180,200.
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