A Tesla sedan drag raced a $4 million Bugatti — the results were surprisingly close

• A Tesla Model S drag raced a Bugatti Chiron.

• The Bugatti won, but the races were surprisingly close given the cost difference between the cars.

• The Tesla in the video would run you around $110,000. The Chiron would have cost $4 million and up.

An enduringly strange element of the rise of electric vehicles is that previously rare levels of performance are now commonplace.

Since electric motors can provide immense amounts of power at any speed, neck-snapping quickness that used to be reserved for the most coveted Porsches, Ferraris, and Lamborghinis is now available in Teslas, Kias, and BMWs of all shapes and sizes.

This bizarre trend was perfectly encapsulated in a recent YouTube video from the automotive marketplace Carwow. The channel pitted the sportiest Tesla you can buy — a four-door Model S Plaid with the optional Track Package — against the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, a multimillion-dollar supercar from a brand synonymous with world-beating performance.

Spoiler alert: The Bugatti came out on top. As it should. But the results were closer than you might expect — especially given that the Model S will run you only a little over $100,000. I say "only" because the Chiron Super Sport would have cost at least $4 million when new.