Verified 14 Aug 2026 · United States

Dodge Charger police prototype: what is actually confirmed?

A SIXPACK-powered, police-upfitted current-generation Charger was shown during Police Fleet Expo 2026. It looks like a preview of a future Charger PPV, but Dodge/Stellantis has not yet published a production Charger Pursuit specification or added one to its current police-vehicle lineup.

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Current status

Demonstrator / reported PPV preview

Road & Track reported the upfitted Charger at Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 11. The current Stellantis police lineup still highlights the Durango Pursuit and does not list a Charger Pursuit production vehicle.

Reported order timing

Summer 2027

Reported The timing comes from the Team One Instagram post as relayed by Road & Track. It is not yet an official Dodge order guide or fleet announcement.

Exact engine

Still unknown

Confirmed baseline The civilian/fleet SIXPACK range offers 420-hp Standard Output and 550-hp High Output versions. The prototype’s exact tune has not been published.

Why this is different

Gas SIXPACK, not the 2024 EV concept

The 2024 Dodge Law teaser was an electric Charger Daytona concept. The 2026 demonstrator reported at PFE is a modified Charger SIXPACK.

Evidence desk

Separate confirmed facts from reports and unknowns

Confirmed

A police-upfitted SIXPACK Charger was present at the 2026 Police Fleet Expo track event.

Road & Track says Team One Public Safety Division photographed the modified Charger SIXPACK at Daytona International Speedway during the expo. The expo organizer confirms DriveX took place at Daytona on Aug. 10.

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Reported

The vehicle previews an upcoming Charger Police Pursuit Vehicle.

This is the framing in Road & Track’s report. Dodge has not yet published a corresponding Charger Pursuit page, buyer’s guide, price sheet, or production specification on its current police-vehicle site.

Check current fleet literature ↗
Reported

Potential order window: summer 2027.

The date is attributed to Team One’s Instagram post by Road & Track. Treat it as a reported target until a Dodge/Stellantis fleet order guide confirms it.

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Confirmed baseline

Current Charger SIXPACK choices are 420 hp or 550 hp.

Dodge’s current 2026 Charger R/T uses the 420-hp 3.0L twin-turbo SIXPACK S.O.; the Scat Pack uses the 550-hp H.O. version. Both come with standard AWD and selectable rear-wheel-drive mode.

Official Dodge specs ↗
Unknown

Which engine tune will a production PPV use?

No published police specification identifies Standard Output versus High Output. A photo cannot establish the production tune.

Await official order guide
Unknown

Police-specific suspension, cooling, brakes and electrical ratings.

Those are typical pursuit-vehicle engineering areas, but the 2026 demonstrator’s production calibrations and ratings have not been released. Do not import old Charger Pursuit specs into the new platform.

Await official technical sheet

Real visual evidence

The prototype post cited in the first report

No AI-generated subject imagery is used on this site.

Road & Track attributes its first look at the apparent Charger PPV to Team One Public Safety Division on Instagram. If Instagram blocks the embed in your browser, use the source link.

What the report says the demonstrator shows

  • Modified current-generation Charger SIXPACK
  • Police passenger divider / partition
  • Radios and light-control equipment
  • A crowded front-console area around the production-style shifter

Evidence rule: visible equipment on a demonstrator is not the same thing as a confirmed production specification.

Powertrain decision tree

What can—and cannot—be inferred from the current Charger

Item2026 Charger R/T2026 Charger Scat PackPolice demonstrator
Engine3.0L Twin-Turbo SIXPACK S.O.3.0L Twin-Turbo SIXPACK H.O.Reported as SIXPACK; tune not published
Power420 hp550 hpUnknown
Torque468 lb-ft531 lb-ftUnknown
DrivelineStandard AWD; selectable RWD modeStandard AWD; selectable RWD modeReported AWD; police calibration unknown
Body2- or 4-door2- or 4-door4-door demonstrator
Police hardwareNone from factory civilian specNone from factory civilian specUpfitted equipment shown; production package not published

Civilian/fleet baseline: official Dodge and Stellantis Fleet 2026 Charger pages. Prototype column: Road & Track’s Aug. 11 report; unknowns remain intentionally blank rather than guessed.

Timeline

How the next Charger police story changed from 2024 to 2026

  1. Dodge Law teases a Charger Daytona police concept

    Contemporary coverage described the Dodge Law social post as a concept and identified it as the electric Charger Daytona. It was not a production commitment.

    MotorTrend coverage ↗
  2. Police Fleet Expo DriveX at Daytona

    The official event schedule placed the DriveX track event at Daytona International Speedway, with Dodge Law among the manufacturers represented at the police-fleet event.

    Official DriveX schedule ↗
  3. Current SIXPACK police demonstrator reported

    Road & Track publishes the first widely surfaced report of the upfitted SIXPACK Charger and relays a claimed summer-2027 order window.

    Road & Track ↗
  4. No official Charger Pursuit listing found in the current Stellantis police catalog

    Stellantis’s police page and police-vehicle brochure section currently list the Durango Pursuit and other law-enforcement vehicles, while the Charger appears in general Dodge fleet literature rather than the police-vehicle section.

    Official fleet literature ↗

Confirmation watchlist

What would turn the prototype into a confirmed production PPV?

01

Official fleet model page

A Charger Pursuit entry in Stellantis Pro One’s law-enforcement lineup.

02

Buyer’s / order guide

Police model codes, order timing, powertrain and option restrictions.

03

Pursuit test data

Published evaluation results for acceleration, braking, thermal and durability performance.

04

Upfit specifications

Electrical loads, console layout, lighting, cooling and equipment-interface details.

Quick answers

The questions this prototype raises

Is the new Dodge Charger police car confirmed for production?

Not from the official fleet sources checked on Aug. 14, 2026. A police-upfitted SIXPACK Charger demonstrator was reported at Police Fleet Expo, and Road & Track says it reportedly previews a PPV. Current Stellantis police pages do not yet list a production Charger Pursuit.

Will it have 420 or 550 horsepower?

Unknown. Those are the two current SIXPACK Charger outputs, but no police specification identifies which tune a PPV would use.

Is this the electric police Charger teased in 2024?

No. The 2024 Dodge Law teaser was described as a Charger Daytona EV concept. The 2026 demonstrator reported at Police Fleet Expo is a Charger SIXPACK, the gasoline twin-turbo inline-six version.

When could agencies order it?

Road & Track relays a Team One Instagram claim of summer 2027. Treat that as reported, not official, until Dodge/Stellantis publishes an order guide or fleet announcement.

What Dodge police vehicle can agencies order now?

Stellantis currently lists the 2026 Dodge Durango Pursuit in its police lineup. Its official page offers 3.6L V6 and 5.7L HEMI V8 choices and police-specific equipment.

Source desk

Primary sources first; reports labeled as reports

Accessed 14 Aug 2026

Primary

Stellantis police vehicles

Current official law-enforcement lineup; useful for checking whether Charger Pursuit is formally listed.

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Primary

Stellantis fleet literature

Police buyer-guide section currently separates police vehicles from the general Dodge Charger buyer guide.

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Primary

Official 2026 Charger specs

Dodge’s source for 420-hp R/T and 550-hp Scat Pack SIXPACK specifications.

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Primary

Police Fleet Expo / DriveX

Official event dates and Daytona track-event schedule.

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Independent report

Road & Track — Aug. 11, 2026

First surfaced report used here for the current demonstrator, Team One attribution and claimed 2027 timing.

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Historical context

MotorTrend — Aug. 26, 2024

Contemporary report documenting the earlier Charger Daytona police concept and explicitly calling it a concept.

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Method: claims are classified by evidence strength. Official Dodge/Stellantis specifications are treated as primary evidence for the civilian/fleet Charger; third-party reporting is not silently upgraded to manufacturer confirmation. Unknowns are preserved as unknowns.