There can be only one, yet the title of world's fastest production car changes hands like an ambidextrous pitcher. We run ...

Even amid all the crazy electric cars and 16-cylinder hypercars, V8-powered cars are still the fastest in the world.

In 2021, this beast achieved the record for the fastest-ever piston-powered car, hitting 466.290 miles an hour while driven by owner George Poteet.

Automotive engineers must performance, comfort, and compliance with safety and emissions standards; and this street-legal car is faster than all the rest.