Dodge Preps New Charger SRT8 Super Bee for 2012

Dodge is working on a fourth generation Charger SRT8 Super Bee. It had previously made Super Bees from 2007 to 2009, each one slightly different than the others. In the modern era, the Super Bee has always been an aesthetic package with production numbers of 1,000 or less. The original Super Bee was produced from 1968-1970 as a platform-mate of the Plymouth Roadrunner and in 1971 has a platform-mate of the Charger.

The 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee starts as a regular SRT8 with a 6.4 liter V8 producing 470hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. It has a heated steering wheel with paddle shifters and five-speed automatic transmission. The engine is rated at 14 miles per gallon in the city and 23 miles per gallon on the highway.

The Super Bee adds different seats with Super Bee logo, performance steering wheel. The exterior has a blacked-out grill and black hood graphics. It also gets 20x9in wheels in black with the buyers choice of either Goodyear F1 Supercar three-season tires or Goodyear Eagle RS-A 2 all-season tires. Brakes are from Brembo. 

Dodge says that this Super Bee will be limited as well, but it has not announced the number yet. Ordering starts in December 2011 and deliveries start in early 2012.