Everyone appears to be in aggressive growth mode, on the surface, anyway.

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We have continued with very aggressive growth mode with recent expansion in Argentina, Africa, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, French Africa, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

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This gearbox includes a sport mode for slightly more aggressive shift points, along with a manual shift mode, which in the Supercharged version can be engaged via either the gear selector or steering wheel-mounted paddles.

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On a more-practical level, the Supercharged version adds a Dynamic mode that further tweaks the chassis control and powertrain settings to afford a modestly more aggressive and responsive on-road driving experience.

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The new "B-mode" (SV and SL grades) allows the driver to engage an even more aggressive level of regenerative braking while decelerating, such as when going down hills.

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