2023 Dodge Charger Super Bee with drag radials, second of seven last-call models.

The current Dodge Challenger and Charger will disappear after the 2023 model year, but Dodge is sending them off with a series of last-call special editions. The 2023 Dodge Charger Super Bee, unveiled Wednesday, is the second of seven planned special editions.

Following the Challenger Shakedown introduced last week, the Charger Super Bee marks the return of the classic nameplate that first appeared on a standalone muscle car in 1968 and has been used on various Charger models since 1971 (more, Rumble Bee version for the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup).

Styling highlights include a functional hood scoop with the Super Bee mascot, color-coordinated graphics, a black Mopar hood pin kit, black SRT exhaust tips, and instrument panel and seatback Super Bee logo, and more.

The Super Bee is based on the Charger Scat Pack and Scat Pack Widebody, both powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 engine that produces 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. The Super Bee model, based on the standard-body Scat Pack, has 20-inch by 9.5-inch knurled wheels with 275 drag radials, while the widebody version has 18-inch by 11-inch wheels with 315 drag radials.

All versions also include adaptive suspension with drag mode, Brembo brakes with 4-piston calipers, plus group and carbon/suede package content.

Production will be limited to 1,000 units and will include 500 B5 Blue Scat Pack versions and 500 Plum Crazy Scat Pack Widebody versions. Ordering will begin this fall, and pricing will be announced soon.

The next last-call model will be unveiled on September 7, followed by three more by September 21. The seventh and final 2023 Dodge Last Call model will be revealed at the 2022 SEMA Show scheduled for November 1-4 in Las Vegas.

Even if you miss out on the Last Call Edition, all 2023 Challenger and Charger models will be equipped with special goodies that mark them as the last of their kind. The exact details vary from model to model, but all models will have a commemorative plaque under the hood that reads "Last Call," "Designed in Auburn Hills," and "Assembled in Brampton."

Dodge is culling the V-8 Challenger and Charger to prepare for an electrified future recently inaugurated with the 2023 plug-in hybrid crossover Hornet and the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT concept. The latter heralds Dodge's first mass-produced EV, scheduled for 2024, which will likely replace the internal combustion engine Charger and Challenger.