Nissan GT-R vs. Mercedes-AMG GT S Drag Race Ends in Humiliation

And we've brought along just that - the piece of footage at the bottom of the page shows an example of Godzilla duking it out with an S-flavored Affalterbach supercar.

However, before moving on to the sprinting brawl, we need to discuss numbers, so you'd better be prepared for a bit of on-paper on-screen racing.

In the power-to-weight department, the Japanese machine has a slight edge, with the GT-R's 3.5 kg/hp toping the 3.3 kg/hp delivered by the German animal.

Nevertheless, the tables are turned in the torque department, with the 650 Nm of the Mercedes-AMG GT S sitting slightly above what the Nissan GT-R has to offer.

Both supercars come with dual-clutch trannies and this is the part where we'll move from the specs to the real-world experience they deliver.

While the tranny of the Benz feels sharp, we can't say the same about the gearbox of the GT-R, at least not when it comes to the kickdown scenario - at times, the box of the Nissan takes quite a bit of time before dropping into the proper gear.

As for the classic races, such as the quarter-mile, the two are equal, since we're looking at animals that can complete the 1,320 feet sprint in 11 seconds flat (the GT S actually needs 11.1s for the task).

The standing kilometer? Well, the 570 hp incarnation of the GT-R needs 20.2 seconds for the task, while the rear-wheel-drive German beast requires an extra 0.5 seconds for the job.

Returning to the drag battle we have here, which comes towards the end of the racing video below, the two supercars go for a rolling start, so the GT-R can't make use of its AWD take-off.

However, while we don't have any info on the specs of the two, it does look like the Nissan had been taken down the aftermarket route - nowadays, so many examples of the GT-R have been tuned that it's difficult to drag race one and expect it to be stock.