T ypically, when we think of the fastest cars in the world, iconic names like the McLaren F1 and the Porsche 911 come to mind ...

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).

To elaborate, let's start with the goalpost for the fastest car ever built. That title currently belongs to the Thrust SSC, which in 1997 ... production car in the world belongs to the HEMI ...

Petrolheads have (at least for now) long since had to accept the fact that cars ... of the fastest supercars ever made, and there are some truly stunning machines, including the SSC Tuatara ...

If the Jesko can match its theoretical top speed and simulation results, it’ll be the undisputed fastest production car built so far ... an 8800rpm redline, the SSC Tuatara means business.

but all they really accomplish are earning a spot on some list and selling more cars, if that's your game. SSC, the company that brought us the Diablo-esque Aero a few years ago, is one such player.