According to 10 Fastest American Cars Ever Made, the fastest cars can accelerate to 60 mph in less than 3 s. Using kinematics, we can easily calculate the distance needed to accelerate to 60 mph for such a car, which is about 20 m (if you want to check, the equation is d = vt/2).

How large a net force is required to accelerate a 1.6 ton car from rest to a speed of 50 mph in a distance of 20 m?