The Super Bee is back — and it is meaner than any gas-powered Charger that has worn the badge before. Dodge officially revealed the 2027 Charger SixPack Super Bee Launch Edition on August 7, one day before its Roadkill Nights event, bringing one of muscle car culture’s most storied names back to production with 600 horsepower and a track-focused specification package.

There is, however, one detail that will divide opinion among purists: there is no V8 under the hood.

What Makes the Super Bee Different

The 2027 Dodge Charger SixPack Super Bee uses a new version of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six engine, delivering 600 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque. The standard high-output Charger Sixpack produces 550 horsepower, so Dodge made meaningful changes to find another 50 horses.

The Super Bee receives larger 56-mm Garrett turbochargers running at more than 30 psi of boost, along with revised intake hardware, additional cooling, and unique engine calibration. Torque remains at 531 lb-ft, although peak output now arrives at 3,000 rpm rather than 3,500 rpm. The earlier delivery of peak torque translates to stronger off-the-line acceleration and a more aggressive mid-range surge.

Performance Numbers

Dodge claims the Super Bee can run from zero to 60 mph in as little as 3.4 seconds and complete the quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds. That 0-60 time is 0.3 seconds quicker than the standard Scat Pack, and the quarter-mile figure puts it squarely in serious muscle car territory — faster than many turbocharged sports cars that cost considerably more.

For context, the electric Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack produces 670 horsepower and runs 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. The Super Bee is the quickest gas-powered Charger currently available.

Track-Focused Hardware

The performance improvement goes well beyond the engine tune. The Super Bee includes larger 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels, six-piston Brembo front brakes and four-piston Brembo rear brakes, an upgraded dual-valve adaptive damping suspension system, and a performance steering wheel with enlarged paddle shifters. All-wheel drive is standard, with the ability to switch to rear-wheel drive at the push of a button.

Dodge says the evolved dual-valve adaptive damping system offers a plusher ride in rough-road scenarios and a more connected, engaging feeling through tight turns — achieving this by using two dedicated valves, one focused on compression and one on rebound, to allow for more precise damping force in handling scenarios.

The Launch Edition package also includes a built-in Drive eXperience Recorder — a forward-facing 1080p, 60fps dashcam that allows drivers to capture and analyze track sessions, map racing courses, or simply record their daily drive.

Both Body Styles, One Special Perk

Available in both two-door and four-door body styles, the Super Bee comes with unique gloss black wheels, Super Bee badging, and exclusive exterior colors including Sucker Punch and Shady. Every purchase of the Launch Edition includes one day of performance driving instruction at Radford Racing School.

That last detail is significant. Rather than simply delivering a more powerful car and leaving buyers to discover its limits on their own, Dodge is bundling professional instruction with the purchase — an acknowledgment that 600 horsepower and 3.4-second 0-60 performance requires skill to use responsibly, and that the brand wants owners to actually know how to drive what they bought.

The No-V8 Debate

The Super Bee name carries decades of HEMI V8 heritage. The original 1968 Super Bee was a muscle car built around displacement and raw power — a car for buyers who wanted the most engine they could get for their money. The 2023 Charger Super Bee was one of Dodge’s Last Call special editions, explicitly positioned as one of the final V8-powered Dodge performance cars before the brand transitioned away from the HEMI.

The 2027 Super Bee is powered by a 600-horsepower Hurricane I6. For those who believed the new Super Bee would carry a HEMI, it does not. Dodge’s position is that the Hurricane twin-turbo six is capable of matching — and in some metrics, exceeding — what the HEMI could deliver in the prior-generation Charger, and the performance numbers largely support that argument. But the emotional connection to the V8 sound and character is real, and some buyers will not be satisfied by an inline-six regardless of what the numbers say.

Whether buyers agree or not, the Super Bee is now here — and it is fast.