The answer to the question in your head is no. The new 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Launch Edition is 100 horsepower more potent than the last-gen Super Bee, but it doesn’t have a V8. Instead, Dodge has created its fastest and most powerful SIXPACK Charger to date, boosting the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six engine to 600 hp with the help of 56mm Garrett turbochargers boosting at 30 psi, a bigger cooling system, and a retuned ECU. The result is 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and a respectable 11.8-second quarter-mile time, but Dodge didn’t only fiddle under the hood.
2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Brings Big Upgrades Throughout
600 hp (with 531 lb-ft of torque, now available as low as 3,000 rpm) is nothing to be sniffed at. In fact, the Super Bee needs stronger, larger half-shafts, and bringing such a big, heavy car (coupe or sedan) to a stop also requires extra grunt. 16-inch Brembo vented discs are bit down on by six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers at the rear. Dodge says this improves braking performance by delivering three times more brake fade resistance than any other 3.0-liter Charger and double what the previous-gen SRT Charger could manage. Grip is also an important metric, and the 20×11-inch forged wheels are shod with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3 rubber in 305/35ZR20 sizing on all four corners. Meanwhile, a new dual-valve adaptive damping system promises less body roll in the corners, supported by increased spring rates and a stiffer rear sway bar.
In Launch Edition guise, all of these upgrades are wrapped in unique colors and graphics, with special attention also paid to the brake calipers and interior trim elements. Three new colors are available, and only three: new-for-2027 Sucker Punch (bright yellow) and Shady, plus the returning Diamond Black. These colors can be offset by gloss black or Sucker Punch bodyside “stinger” graphics, and the brake calipers are painted a color called Hyper Lime. New Super Bee badges appear inside and out, and new fabric-upholstered bucket seats are also included, the latter featuring Sour Lemon contrast stitching. Citrus Peel tilt pattern seat inserts are also noteworthy, matching the noon marker on the steering wheel. Seriously, how many names does Stellantis have for yellow? Anyway, the shift paddles behind the wheel are also bigger, and you can switch to RWD on the fly using a button on the wheel.
Autoblog’s Take
We respect the engineering that has gone into the 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee, which now has Track and Drag modes, as well as Torque Reserve to build boost and Race Prep to improve cooling after heavy pulls. It also has a Drive Experience Recorder from Cosworth, and we like the look of the reworked front end with its unique headlights and Fratzog grille badge in Dark Neutral Gray. And with pricing and order details only coming later in the year, it’s too early to cast any judgments. But with all that being said, we doubt this will be an immensely popular car because of the problem alluded to at the outset: muscle car buyers want a V8. Will Dodge give them what they want? Stay tuned; Roadkill Nights is on all weekend, and this is only the first thing Dodge has shown so far.
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Sebastian Cenizo
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