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Take this Mazda Miata, for example, an extreme engine swap in which the car has been fully converted into anusing a pair of forklift motors. Sound crude, but it's the recipe for speed. Couple with a 333-volt lithium-ion battery pack, this old Japanese roadster runs the quarter mile in an unbelievable 9.27 seconds at a speed of 142 mph.Compare that to the most advanced electric car of the moment and the MX-5 begins to look like a champion of its class. A Tesla Model S running in the same conditions only manages to pull a 12.72-second run at 102 mph.Of course, the differences between the two are quite obvious. The Mazda is a race car with drag radials and a stripped down interior. Meanwhile, the Tesla has seating for a whole family, is very quiet and can make the 100 mile journey back home without the need of a trailer.Should are title have said "Electric Miata Built to Race Humiliates Tesla in Drag Race?" Well, no. Since his company started out with the Elise-based Roadster, Elon Musk surely appreciates this sort of project and might even get a few crazy ideas.Imagine a world where the pits of the drag strip are covered in solar panels to charge a never-ending barrage of tire smoke and adrenaline. That wouldn't be too bad, now would it?!