{"id":875810,"date":"2026-09-01T04:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875810\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:46:14","slug":"does-the-new-2027-dodge-charger-super-bee-fail-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875810\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the new 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee fail to launch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t need to be Einstein to realise that a lot has changed socially, philosophically and economically in the nearly 60 years since Dodge first launched the Super Bee. The Super Bee was supposed to be a low-cost high-performance sibling to the very successful Plymouth Road Runner \u2013 it was all about bright colours, big engines and limited accessories. <\/p>\n

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Dodge reintroduced the name back in 2006 as part of the Charger line-up, featuring bright yellow paint and 6.1-litre Hemi V8s. Since then, every few years they\u2019ve released a new limited edition Super Bee, with each version having a V8 engine with slightly more power than the last, but it\u2019s the latest version which has the fans up in arms, and it\u2019s not hard to see why. It\u2019s got a bloody six cylinder in it!<\/p>\n

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Now don\u2019t get us wrong, we don\u2019t mind a bit of six pot power \u2013 the Ford Barra, the Chrysler Hemi six and even the mighty 202 have all earned a place in our hearts. Hell, even we acknowledge the Toyota 2JZ is an amazing donk, and the bloody Nissan RB26 won at Bathurst \u2013 twice! But when Dodge unveiled the new 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Launch Edition (that\u2019s a mouthful) at Roadkill Nights recently, and proceeded to do a burnout that sounded like a dying giraffe; that\u2019s when the internet collectively put their heads in their hands and screamed into the void.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

On paper it should be a good thing, the new Chargers are available as both coupes or sedans, and this Super Bee Launch Edition is packing 600hp thanks to a pair of larger 56mm Garrett turbos and a smidge more boost. The basic Dodge Hurricane 3-litre twin-cam six is a bit of a powerhouse and we\u2019ve seen a few Down Under over the last couple years, and even in the Dodge Ram it\u2019s got some get up and go.<\/p>\n

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Swap the Hurricane into something lighter, put some real turbos on it, and it\u2019s a beast, as some YouTubers have discovered; with internally stock engines running eights in older Dodge pick-ups. But they need to do something about the sound \u2013 and we don\u2019t mean adding some speakers like they did with the all electric Dodge Daytona, which is selling so well that people are literally getting them for half the sticker price.<\/p>\n

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Although it\u2019s not all bad, the new Launch Edition is supposed to run 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds and do the standing quarter mile in 11.8, but the exhaust note makes a naturally aspirated Barra sound like a symphony in comparison. It\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll see the new Super Bee Launch Edition in Australia with every brand in the country fighting a losing battle against the onslaught of the Chinese EV invasion, and while that may be good for our ears, it\u2019s probably not as good for our souls. Because as bad as the new Super Bee sounds, at least Dodge is building internal combustion engines, but they probably should have just gone with a bigger, badder Hellcat instead.<\/p>\n

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