PERFORMANCE-CAR NEWS 01.24.2006
Dodge Charger Super Bee, Vintage Color Scheme Revisit Glory Days

Dodge announced that it will soon reintroduce several legendary names from the division's muscle-car past. First, Dodge this Spring will bring back the TorRed exterior color for the 2006 Charger Daytona RT. The TorRed name and hue were first introduced more than three decades ago. This latest TorRed scheme is the third of Dodge's "Heritage" colors, following "Go ManGo!" and "Top Banana."

The TorRed Charger will be followed this Fall by the debut of the 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee (shown above). The car will be easily identifiable by its "Detonator Yellow" exterior color with black hood and deck-lid face, along with Super Bee logos on front and rear fenders. Interior revisions include unique contrasting yellow stitching on the seats, steering wheel, and shift knob.

The Super Bee's brash visual style will be backed by stout mechanicals, namely a 6.1-liter Hemi V8 that puts out 425 hp -- enough to blast the Super Bee to low-five-second 0-60 mph times, according to Dodge.

Dodge first used the Super Bee name for 1968, as part of the Coronet line. The name continued through 1971, when the Super Bee was offered as an option on the Charger. Pricing for the 2007 version hasn't been announced yet.