Mercedes Paints AMG GT 4-Door Tennis-Ball Yellow to Honor Roger Federer

• Mercedes has created a particular one-off AMG GT 4-Door to honor tennis participant Roger Federer’s retirement.
• The particular mannequin is a GT63 S E-Efficiency hybrid that is painted in tennis-ball yellow.
• Federer will play his final match right now on the Laver Cup, a workforce competitors held in London.

Mercedes presents a variety of colours as a part of its Designo customization program, however this explicit shade of tennis-ball yellow just isn’t considered one of them. That is as a result of this particular one-off model of the AMG GT 4-Door was created specifically to honor tennis nice Roger Federer’s retirement, which he not too long ago introduced on social media. Federer is scheduled to play his final match right now on the Laver Cup, a workforce competitors held in London of which Mercedes-Benz is a sponsor.

Except for the colour, the AMG GT can even characteristic Federer’s “RF” brand. Naturally, it is the highest model of this AMG mannequin, the brand new GT63 S E-Efficiency hybrid that pairs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 with an electrical motor on the rear axle for staggering output figures. It produces a complete of 831 horsepower and 1082 pound-feet of torque. The plug-in-hybrid mannequin is not on sale within the U.S. but however is slated to reach right here someday subsequent yr.

Federer is a 20-time Grand Slam champion and can play alongside longtime rival Rafael Nadal in a doubles match on the Laver Cup later right now. His retirement announcement follows that of fellow tennis legend Serena Williams, who introduced final month that she is “evolving” away from tennis. A 23-time Grand Slam champion herself, Williams performed her final match on the U.S. Open just some weeks in the past. She is a spokesperson for Lincoln and has been seen in adverts for the Navigator SUV, however we have not seen a particular model of that car in her honor—but.