I did some 0-60 runs today at low SoC (10-20%). There are some differences I can see from the data I logged between using Sport mode and Track mode (P3D+).
In Track mode, the acceleration and speed traces look to be much smoother, whereas in track mode there are more spikes, particularly at launch. The data is showing slightly harder initial launches in Track mode.
I've seen some reports from those who have tried both on the dragstrip and don't think there's a difference, but I believe there is, albeit a subtle one which won't always show up in time/speed measurements alone.
It needs more research, but I feel there are benefits to be had using Track mode for 0-60 runs and at low SoC generally if you want to extract the most performance regardless of whether you are on the dragstrip or a circuit. Of course, everyone who is taking their Model 3 to a track is going to want the highest SoC anyway, but it's nice to know what's going on and there may be benefits to be had at much higher SoCs in any case.
I've looked at a number of 0-60/0-100 results on various forums and it's often not stated whether the runs have been in Track mode or not. I suspect most people testing on the street have been using Sport mode.
When SoC is low and the dots appear on the right end of the power meter, I have seen a couple of times that the power is has been limited less when I've been in track mode at the same SoC as when I've been in Sport mode. This again might account for some people saying the car is a slow dog at <20% when I felt it was doing pretty well withTrack mode on at 10% recently.
Now I've got data from the Scanmytesla app as well as from other loggers, it gives me a lot more to go on besides 'feel' so I'll be looking more closely at the power and torque numbers at various SoC and different modes to see what's going on.
