Dodge Unveils 600-Horsepower 2027 Charger Super Bee to Mark Charger’s 60th Anniversary in Detroit

Dodge revived one of its most storied performance nameplates Thursday, unveiling the 2027 Charger Super Bee Launch Edition, a 600-horsepower version of its twin-turbocharged six-cylinder muscle car that the automaker says is the most powerful and quickest Super Bee ever built.

The announcement came as part of celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Dodge Charger nameplate, giving the brand a symbolic moment to reintroduce the Super Bee badge after a three-year absence. The Super Bee had last appeared on a Charger in 2023, when it was powered by Dodge’s 6.4-liter V8 rather than the turbocharged six-cylinder engine underpinning the new model.

A SAE-Certified 600 Horsepower

The new Super Bee produces a Society of Automotive Engineers-certified 600 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque from a revised, higher-output version of Dodge’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six engine, the same base engine family used across the current Charger lineup. That figure surpasses the standard High Output version of the engine, found in the Charger Sixpack Scat Pack, by 50 horsepower, and tops the outgoing 2023 Super Bee’s V8-derived output of 485 horsepower by more than 100 horsepower, despite running with two fewer cylinders.

Dodge achieved the power increase primarily through larger 56-millimeter Garrett turbochargers capable of producing up to 30 pounds per square inch of boost, alongside a modified intake system, reworked intercoolers and a revised powertrain calibration. Engineers also reinforced the vehicle’s half-shafts to be nearly 10% stronger to reliably handle the additional power, according to Dodge.

Performance Numbers to Match a Hellcat Redeye

The added power translates directly into faster acceleration. Dodge quotes a 0-to-60 mph time of 3.6 seconds for the new Super Bee, a 20% improvement over the 2023 model’s 4.5-second run, and a quarter-mile time of 11.8 seconds, shaving six-tenths of a second off the outgoing car’s 12.4-second result. According to Jalopnik, that acceleration puts the new six-cylinder Super Bee roughly on par with the previous-generation Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye, a V8-powered performance flagship that had represented one of the most powerful and quickest production Chargers Dodge ever built before the brand transitioned away from the Hemi V8 in its current-generation Charger lineup.

Built With Track Driving in Mind

Beyond the raw power increase, Dodge equipped the Super Bee Launch Edition with a substantial package of track-focused hardware. The car rides on 20-by-11-inch forged wheels wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 tires, sized 305/35ZR20, paired with 16-inch vented Brembo brakes at all four corners, marking the first time that brake size has appeared on a Sixpack-powered Charger. The braking hardware includes six-piston front calipers and four-piston rear calipers, both fixed rather than floating, for more consistent stopping performance under repeated hard braking.

The Launch Edition also introduces new Continuous Damping Control adaptive suspension, using dual-valve dampers that Dodge says allow for more precise handling adjustments than the standard Charger’s suspension setup. The car’s cooling system capacity was increased by more than 50%, according to TopSpeed, an upgrade engineers said was necessary to keep the reworked turbocharged engine operating reliably under sustained track use, including a specifically engineered charge-air cooler duct thermal wrap designed to manage heat around the intake system.

Software Tuned for Repeatable Launches

Dodge also gave the Super Bee exclusive software calibration intended to sharpen throttle response, speed up boost buildup and refine the behavior of the car’s launch control system. The vehicle carries over a feature called Torque Reserve from the previous-generation Charger, which allows the engine to build boost pressure before a launch by holding ignition timing steady while the driver keeps the brake pedal depressed, then releases that stored energy the instant the brake is released for a stronger, more consistent start off the line. The Super Bee comes standard with all-wheel drive but includes a driver-selectable rear-wheel-drive mode, allowing all available torque to be routed to the rear wheels alone.

A Limited Production Run

Dodge has confirmed the Super Bee Launch Edition will be built in limited numbers, though the automaker has not yet disclosed exactly how many units it plans to produce or what the vehicle will ultimately cost. According to Edmunds, buyers of the Launch Edition will also receive one day of performance driving instruction at Radford Racing School, part of Dodge’s broader effort to position the car as a genuinely track-capable vehicle rather than simply a straight-line performance model. The car is offered in two exterior color options highlighted in Dodge’s official announcement, a bright shade called Sucker Punch and a more understated Diamond Black.

A Nameplate With Deep Roots

The Super Bee name dates back to 1968, when it first appeared on the Dodge Coronet, before making its way onto the Charger lineup in 1971. The badge saw a brief revival in 2007 before returning again in the more recent V8-powered Charger generation, and now returns once more for 2027 as Dodge’s flagship expression of its turbocharged six-cylinder Charger platform.

Filling the Gap Left by the Hellcat

The new Super Bee arrives at a pivotal moment for Dodge’s performance lineup, following the retirement of the brand’s supercharged Hemi V8 engines and the discontinuation of the Hellcat name from the current-generation Charger. Some coverage of the reveal, including from Jalopnik, has framed the Super Bee’s return as an attempt to help fill what the outlet described as the sizable void left behind by the absence of the Hellcat from Dodge’s current showroom lineup, even as the publication noted that the broader reception to the turbocharged, six-cylinder Charger generation has been more muted among longtime Dodge enthusiasts than the brand had initially hoped.

With pricing and exact production numbers still unannounced, additional details on the 2027 Charger Super Bee Launch Edition are expected to follow as Dodge moves closer to the vehicle’s on-sale date. In the meantime, the reveal adds a high-performance centerpiece to the Charger’s 60th anniversary celebrations, giving Dodge enthusiasts their first real look at how the brand intends to push the limits of its turbocharged six-cylinder platform now that the V8-powered muscle car era at Dodge has come to a close.