Tiff Needell Drag Races Tesla Model S P100D Against Mercedes-AMG GT 63S

Many of the top British automotive journalists put him above all others. Do you like Chris Harris videos? The current Top Gear presenter believes Tiff's ability to hold a car on the limit and explain what's happening is unlike any other. James May knows about his skill too, as does Jeremy Clarkson, as he should, since the two collaborated on old Top Gear back in 1988.

This has got to be one of the rare drag race videos where we feel like talking more about the man behind the wheel than what's happening. But that's to be expected, since there are a million Tesla Model S drag races on YouTube, and what makes this one different Tiff.

Just to show he's not old and out of touch with technology, the presenter highlights something few people do: how drag racing the Model S eats up the precious electric driving range. It's not like doing that in the AMG is free, but there's a gas station around every corner.

It's amazing to see the Model S, a car from 2012, still beating the latest Mercedes-AMG models. But this is the P100D, not your ordinary EV. The weight or the horsepower numbers are less important here, since it's the lack of a gearbox and its instantaneous delivery which make the Tesla faster.

Even with a 639 horsepower V8, the strongest AMG currently makes, the GT 63S can put up a good fight. It even gets demolished in a rolling race. The only to change the outcome of the race is to allow them to go past 100 miles per hour. But that's an unusual thing to happen in the real world.