2027 Dodge Lineup: What’s New for Charger and Durango, Plus GLH and Copperhead Rumors

The 2027 Dodge lineup brings updates to the Charger and Durango, but the biggest news may be what comes next.

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Dodge’s 2027 lineup is small, loud, and still in the middle of a transition. The Charger is now split between electric Daytona and gas-powered Sixpack models, the Durango keeps carrying the three-row muscle-SUV torch, and both get minor but meaningful updates for the new model year.

But Dodge is not just tending to what it already sells. Recent future-product news suggests the brand is also looking beyond Charger and Durango, with a couple of familiar names potentially pointing toward its next act.

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004 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack

2027 Dodge Charger

For 2027, the electric Charger Daytona adds a standard North American Charging System (NACS) port, giving owners access to Tesla Supercharger stations. Dodge also includes a J1772-to-NACS adapter for Level 2 charging. Two- and four-door models otherwise carry over unchanged.

The gas-powered Charger Sixpack lineup was already announced for the 2026 model year, so 2027 looks more like a continuation than a major update. The R/T and Scat Pack remain the core internal combustion choices, powered by Dodge’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six. A revived SRT or Hemi-powered Charger remains unconfirmed for 2027; a higher-output halo Charger is speculated as a later possibility rather than a sure thing for this model year.

What is new across the 2027 Charger lineup is personalization. Dodge is adding more than 25 factory customization options, including new Mopar graphics, Petrol Blue leather upholstery, Demonic Red seat belts, additional Brembo brake caliper colors, and a Satin Black hood option for Sixpack models.

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The 2027 Dodge Durango lineup includes bold paint colors such as B5 Blue

2027 Dodge Durango

The 2027 Durango continues as Dodge’s long-running three-row SUV, but its lineup gets simpler: The 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 and rear-wheel-drive GT are gone for now, leaving every Durango with a Hemi V-8 and all-wheel drive. That means the range starts with the GT Hemi and its 5.7-liter V-8, with the 6.4-liter R/T 392 sitting above it.

The R/T 392 lineup expands with new Plus and Premium grades, giving buyers more ways to add luxury and performance equipment. Depending on trim, those upgrades include items such as Nappa leather, heated and ventilated front seats, heated second-row outboard seats, a Harman Kardon audio system, forged carbon-fiber interior accents, and upgraded Brembo brakes.

The GT Hemi also adds a new Brass Monkey package, the R/T 392 offers Brass Monkey wheels and a new Blacktop Redline package, and the SRT Hellcat Jailbreak expands its personalization menu with new forged wheel choices and a new six-passenger seating configuration.

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Dodge Copperhead concept car in lead design focus

Dodge Copperhead

The Copperhead could give the brand a new performance flagship near the end of the decade, though the project still sounds more like an intention than a confirmed production car. Dodge has described the idea as a sporty model that is “not a Viper successor” but still very much “a snake,” suggesting something more focused and special than another Charger variant.

If it happens, the Copperhead would likely lean into internal combustion performance rather than a full-EV formula. We expect Dodge could offer Hurricane inline-six power and possibly a V-8 for buyers who want the sound and character of a traditional Dodge halo car. A Corvette-rivaling two-seater or low-slung sports car would make the most sense, but for now the Copperhead remains one of Dodge’s more intriguing “what if” models.

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Dodge Dart GLH Concept badge

Dodge GLH

Dodge is expected to bring back the GLH name before the end of the decade, reviving the “Goes Like Hell” badge once used on the Omni hot hatch of the 1980s. This time, we think the GLH will become a midsize hatch or hatchlike SUV related to the upcoming Chrysler Airflow, using Stellantis’ new STLA One platform and targeting roughly 300 hp.

That positioning could make the GLH Dodge’s more practical performance play, roomier than the departed Hornet, less expensive and less extreme than a Charger, and more attitude-driven than mainstream family crossovers. Powertrain details are still speculative, but we expect the lineup could include gas, hybrid, and eventually EV variants, with the volume version likely using a turbocharged four-cylinder.

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The 2027 Dodge Durango GT Hemi driving in the snow thanks to its standard AWD.

2027 Dodge Lineup: What’s New

  • 2027 Dodge Charger: Minor update
  • 2027 Dodge Durango: Minor update
  • Dodge Copperhead: Future model
  • Dodge GLH: Future model

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