Dodge is marking the Charger's 60th anniversary not with a Hemi V8 comeback, but with another round of boost for its turbocharged inline-six, the Hurricane. At the Roadkill Nights festival on August 8, 2026, in Pontiac, the brand will unveil the most powerful Charger Sixpack yet: output will top today's 550 horsepower, though Dodge is keeping the exact number under wraps.
Right now, the top of the gasoline lineup is the Charger Scat Pack. Its twin-turbo 3.0-liter Sixpack H.O. engine makes 550 horsepower and 720 Nm of torque. The car hits 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and tops out at 177 mph. The tamer Charger R/T gets a lower-output version of the same engine, at 420 horsepower.
The shift is obvious next to the previous generation. The naturally aspirated 2023 Charger Scat Pack with its 6.4-liter Hemi V8 made 485 horsepower. The turbocharged six already beats that by 65 horsepower, or 13.4%—and the new version will stretch that gap even further. Eight cylinders are no longer the only route to serious power, and Dodge keeps proving it.
Car and Driver puts the estimate at around 600 horsepower, but Dodge has not confirmed that figure. It's also unclear whether the newcomer will be a standalone production trim, an anniversary special, or simply an upgrade package. For now, the automaker is only promising the most powerful Sixpack—not the most powerful Charger overall: the electric Daytona Scat Pack still makes 670 horsepower, leaving the gas-powered Scat Pack 120 horsepower short of matching it. Can this new tune close that gap? We'll find out soon.
All the answers—on power, torque, pricing, and timing—are expected on August 8 in Pontiac. Until then, 600 horsepower remains just a magazine's forecast, and a Hemi V8's return to the street-going Charger remains an unconfirmed dream for fans.
