New Charger Drag Pack Revealed: Carbon-Fiber, 5.8-Liter Hemi, Factory Showdown Ready

Dodge just gave muscle-car fans exactly what they have been asking for: a modern Charger built purely to tear down a drag strip with a supercharged V-8. It is called the 2025 Dodge Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pack, and it brings back the Hemi thunder in a factory-built, competition-ready package that looks mean, sounds angry, and is engineered to go very, very fast in a straight line.

The body wears the latest Charger styling, but the trick is underneath the paint. Dodge swaps in carbon-fiber versions of the hood, doors, front fascia, and hatch, trimming weight so effectively that the Hustle Stuff comes in 100 pounds lighter than the last Challenger Drag Pack. Under the hood sits a supercharged 354-cubic-inch, 5.8-liter V-8 built around a new Generation III aluminum Hemi block. The hardware reads like a racer’s shopping list: new H-beam connecting rods, Diamond aluminum pistons, a forged crankshaft, and a lightweight billet supercharger tensioner.

Power feeds a Coan Racing XLT 3-speed automatic with a high-performance torque converter, because quick shifts and durability matter when you are chasing single-digit elapsed times. Dodge says the package is capable of sub-8-second runs. To plant that power, the Charger gets new suspension geometry with a strengthened 4-link rear setup and a Mark Williams Enterprises 9.0-inch rear axle using a 4.30:1 final drive ratio.

Buyers can tailor the car further. A Lightweight Engine Component Package adds a Blackbird front cover and an external oil pump kit. A rear anti-roll bar is available, as are data-acquisition upgrades via a dedicated Data Package. You can also order a Racetech Lightweight Carbon Seat Kit that cuts an estimated 20 pounds, and a Driveline Lightweight Kit that saves 7.0 pounds with a carbon driveshaft.

The standard color is Knuckle White, but Dodge offers 18 more hues, including B5 Blue, Frostbite, Go Mango, Plum Crazy, Sinamon Stick, and Sublime, plus optional graphics packages if you want a louder look. Safety and compliance are fully addressed: the car includes an SFI 25.5/7.50 elapsed-time National Hot Rod Association-certified chromoly roll cage, Sabelt lightweight SFI-certified seats, Sabelt SFI-certified safety harnesses, and a window net. Dodge is building only 50 units for National Hot Rod Association Sportsman racers, and the car is approved for Factory Stock Showdown competition.

Pricing starts at $234,995 before destination. Reservations for the 2026 Charger Hustle Stuff Drag Pack open today, October 31. If you are one of the 50 buyers and among the first to win a National Hot Rod Association Factory Stock Showdown event, Dodge will hand you a $26,000 bonus.