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February 25, 2025 – Dodge dropped the cover on the most extreme internal-combustion Charger yet at the MotorTrend Roadkill Nights festival in Pontiac, Michigan this past weekend. The 2027 Charger Super Bee isn’t just a sticker package; it’s a full engineering exercise that extracts 600 horsepower from the 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six, making it the quickest, fastest, and most powerful gas-only Charger in the lineup.
We sat down with Andre Lorico, chief engineer for the Hurricane engine family, to understand exactly how Dodge turned the already-impressive High Output (H.O.) unit into a fire-breathing Track Pack variant. And because Woodward Avenue draws the aftermarket crowd, we also caught up with Bryan Kiefer of Kies Motorsports, who brought his own tuned 2026 Charger Scat Pack to compete in Dodge’s Grudge Match. Here’s the real story behind the Super Bee’s powertrain.
The Hurricane inline-six comes in two flavors: Standard Output (420 hp, regular fuel) and High Output (550 hp in the Scat Pack, premium fuel). Dodge’s marketing department calls the H.O. “Sixpack” in the Charger and Ram trucks, but under the hood it’s the same architecture. The Super Bee introduces a third variant – unofficially called “Track Pack” by Lorico’s team – that pushes the H.O. even further.
The S.O. and H.O. were designed side by side, but with two different missions. Lorico describes the S.O. as the “all-around engine” that balances fuel economy and power, while the H.O. was always meant for high performance. The Super Bee takes that mission to the next level.
The biggest change is the turbocharger. Dodge worked with Garrett to move from the 54mm units on the H.O. to 56mm units on the Super Bee. The boost pressure only increases slightly – from “up to 30 psi” to “over 30 psi” – but the real gain is efficiency. The new compressor wheel can spin up to 200,000 rpm with
