Mercedes->ke187 has a lot of reasons to be celebrating these days, having just conquered Formula One->ke662 after seeing rival Red Bull->ke731 dominate in recent years. This year, Mercedes finally turned the tables with its own dominant run, sweeping the drivers’ and constructors’ titles in record-breaking fashion. Such an accomplishment deserves its due praise, or in the case of Mercedes, a pair of special edition->ke2041 2014 SL63 AMGs to commemorate its triumphant return to the top of Formula One.

These SL63 AMG models aren’t your typical SL63’s as they were co-created by reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and runner-up Nico Rosberg. It’s fitting that these two had hands in building these special-edition models. Hamilton and Rosberg were so far ahead of the field this season that the championship quickly evolved into a two-man race between the Mercedes teammates. Hamilton eventually won out, but the real victory belongs to Mercedes, which developed a car that was miles ahead of the competition.

All in all, Mercedes will develop 38 examples of the World Championship 2014 Collector's Edition, 19 each for Hamilton and Rosberg and dedicated to each of the 19 Formula One race tracks used in the 2014 season.

Unfortunately, the models come at a premium price and it's unlikely that anybody with money to spare can just scoop up and get one or both versions of this special edition SL63 AMG. In order for you to be eligible to buy any one of these two, you're going to need to be a part of Mercedes' Circle of Excellence, the company's exclusive club reserved for VIPs and Mercedes lifers.

Click past the jump to read more about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG World Championship 2014 Collector's Edition.

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Exterior

Both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were given free reign to come up with their own colors for their respective SL63 AMGs. It might be just a coincidence but the color options both chose kind of reflects their partnership within the Mercedes F1 team. Hamilton's never been afraid to wear the black hat of the team and Rosberg has been his biggest foil during the 2014 Formula One season so its only fitting that the German decided to choose white as the dominant color of his SL63 AMG.

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton’s SL63 AMG creation was treated to a sexy, black color with a special Designo Night Black Magno finish on exterior items like the mirrors, door handles and rims. All that black on the car is complemented by gold-colored lettering on the badges, as well as gold fins and gold stripes on the rear bumper, and a chromed black tailpipe trim.

Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg took a cleaner and fresher approach with the design of his own SL63 AMG. Instead of Hamilton’s black-and-gold treatment, the German opted for a body finished in Designo Cashmere White Magno. The car’s detachable body parts were then finished in Designo Himalayas Grey while the tailpipe trim also received the same chromed black look as Hamilton's creation.

Interior

I don’t want to make this a competition between the two, but as far as the interior of their cars are concerned, I like the approach Hamilton took in dressing up the cabin of his SL63 AMG more than what Rosberg, and apparently his wife, did to his version of the sports car.

Lewis Hamilton

The newly crowned Formula One World Champion continued with the black-and-gold treatment with a cabin that's largely covered in Black Designo Exclusive Nappa leather to go with various trims and panels covered in gold. The reigning world champ also dressed the seats up in Black Nappa leather with fancy gold-colored stitching, creating a splashy interior befitting his posh lifestyle.

Nico Rosberg

For his part, Rosberg’s interior is a little more reserved than Hamilton’s, a part of which Rosberg attributed to his wife’s own taste and preference. We’re not going to go against that. Anyway, Rosberg’s SL63 AMG features a Titanium Grey Designo Exclusive Style leather that covers various elements of the interior, including the seats, steering wheel, the door belt lines, the soft-top cover, and the upper part of the instrument panel. Meanwhile, the lower part of the instrument panel, the center console, and the door panels are all finished in Deep White Nappa leather while various trim parts spread throughout the interior were given the Designo Cashmere White Magno treatment.

Drivetrain

The SL63 AMG World Championship 2014 Collector’s Edition models didn’t receive any performance upgrades, but both did get the boat of options from Mercedes.

The two cars are powered by a 5.5-liter, bi-turbo, V-8 engine that packs a mean 585 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. When stretching its legs, the SL63 AMG is capable of hitting 60 mph in 4.2 seconds to go with a top speed of 186 mph.

In addition to the massive engine, the two special edition SL63 AMGs have been loaded with a plethora of extra options, including the AMG Driver’s package, an AMG sports suspension, the Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG sound system, a panoramic vario-roof with MAGIC SKY CONTROL, and AIRSCARF, among other neat goodies.

Drivetrain Specifications

Pricing

In a perfect world, we'd want both models to have in our garages. Unfortunately, getting them is far easier said than done. Mercedes is only building 19 black and 19 white models of the SL63 AMG World Championship 2014 Collector’s Edition. More importantly, each of the 38 models are actually one-offs, representing one of the 19 Formula One race tracks from the 2014 season.

Here’s the tricky part: Mercedes is exclusively offering these special edition SL63 AMGs to its Circle of Excellence VIP club. How do you gain entry to the club? Well, you need to be a loyal customer, which is short of saying that you need to have bought a handful of Mercedes models over the years.

So let’s say you are a part of the Mercedes Circle of Excellence. If you want to get first dibs on the World Championship 2014 Collector’s Edition cars, you’re going to have to buy them in pairs at a price of €629,510, which is about $784,250 as of 12/2/2014. Mercedes will eventually offer them as single units, but both will be priced at a more expensive single unit price of €320,110 (about $398,800).

Those who end up buying any of the two models should know that paying the exorbitant price tags for these cars will also net them a handful of add-ons, including helmets worn by either Hamilton or Rosberg, a Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg Edition IWC Ingenieur chronograph watch, a Formula One book signed by both drivers, and an invitation to watch the inaugural race of the 2015 F1 season in Melbourne, Australia.

Conclusion

The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG World Championship 2014 Collector's Edition models are the perfect cars for any true-blue fan of the Mercedes Formula One racing team. The cars themselves are about as unique as they get and the bonus goodies are just downright incredible.

But there's something to be said about these two models carrying price tags of close to $400,000 each. That's a little hard to come to terms with, even if we have the money to afford them.