The upcoming 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack H.O. will produce 550 horsepower, 50 more than a Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
The new Dodge Charger has fans split. On the one end, some Mopar faithful are grateful to see the iconic nameplate return at all. However, some die-hard fans reject the new Charger’s EV offering and believe the Hurricane inline-six is cylinder deficient. Regardless, the 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack and its six-cylinder mill will outmuscle its perennial rival, the Ford Mustang, without a V8.
The 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack will develop as much as 550 horsepower from its twin-turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engine
When Dodge unveiled the Daytona SRT EV Concept, fans were understandably worried about the possibility that the next-generation Charger would be an EV-only formula. Fortunately, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis put those worries to bed with the debut of the 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack. Cue the collective relief; it’s a gas-powered Charger for the next generation of the storied Mopar model.
However, you won’t find the brand’s bread-and-butter HEMI engines in the lineup. No, the eighth-generation Charger will offer two versions of the brand’s twin-turbo, 3.0L “Hurricane” inline-six-cylinder engine. The less potent of the two 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack models will develop 420 horsepower courtesy of the Hurricane mill.
That’s on par with the late-model fifth-gen Ford Mustang GTs and their then-new 5.0L Coyote V8 engines. However, the brand says the upper-tier 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack, the “H.O.,” or “High Output,” will produce a commendable 550 horsepower. That’s a far cry from the tire-eviscerating Dodge Charger SRT Hellcats of the previous generation. However, it’s enough to easily outmuscle the doomed R/T Scat Packs and their naturally aspirated 6.4L V8s.
Moreover, the 2025 Dodge Charger Sixpack H.O. can boast a higher horsepower output than any standard Ford Mustang trim, save for the elusive, spectacularly spendy Mustang GTD. For instance, the range-topping S650 Ford Mustang Dark Horse produces 500 horsepower from the highest-output factory Coyote V8 the Blue Oval has. That’s still 50 ponies off the output of the incipient Charger Sixpack H.O.
Better yet, the upcoming inline-six Charger will be available as a two-door coupe as well as a four-door sedan. Consequently, the presence of a 550-horsepower retro-styled coupe deadens a bit of the brand’s loss in discontinuing its Challenger lineup.