Tear Up The Top Gear Test Track on Google Street View

Everyone knows Google is not-so-slowly trying to take over the world, but now they're trying to overtake Top Gear's Stig. On his home track, no less. With a Prius. They sent their Street View car over to the tour the tarmac, and were promptly met by The Tame Racing Driver, in an SLS AMG, who proceeded to do the only thing he knows how to do, and raced the Google car. Sort of.

It's basically like any other Google Street View, but as you navigate the track, the Stig gives a glimmer of hope to the Google car that maybe it stands a chance.

Then Herr Stig realizes he's in an SLS AMG Mercedes, and reassures the rest of the world that not even Google can make a Prius beat a supercar.

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Top Gear was there (of course) with cameras, to capture all the smoky glory.

Aaron Miller is the Rides editor for Supercompressor. He's a little obsessed, but not in a sitting-outside-the-dealership-at-3 a.m.-with-binoculars sort of way. He undergoes track withdrawal symptoms on a regular basis and writes about cars as a salve, and you can follow him on Twitter @aaron_m_miller.