Speed isn't just about top numbers -- these 10 cars hit 0-60 mph so fast, it almost defies physics. Here's how they rank in ...

The second is where it gets more complicated ... combustion-powered machine. The all-time fastest accelerating production car in the world belongs to the HEMI-powered Dodge Challenger SRT Demon ...

This helps it achieve the top speed despite a comparatively high drag coefficient of 0.35 Cd, making it more brick-like than the second fastest production car in the world, the SSC Tuatara (0.279 Cd).

The second fastest is just two one-hundredths of a second ... Drivers like Max Verstappen of Red Bull, a four-time F1 World Drivers’ Champion with Newey, obviously play a key role in a team ...