Nope. There's something that happens in missions at some point, where you are given the option to Shift, Drift, or do nothing.
Drifting boosts Range, Shifting drops it by a certain amount.
Assumption is, you Shift to boost the range that Drifting gives. Do it enough times, and the range boost can become massive.
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