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Pad review /// STREET PERFORMANCE

Hawk HPS

Ferro-carbonStreet performance

The default street-performance upgrade for two decades. Strong, predictable bite in all weather.

Spec sheet

Compound familyFerro-carbon
Duty classStreet performance
Operating window0–480 °C
Street useYes
Typical price$$$$ · $60–120 / axle
Operating window
0°C300600900°C
Works from 0°C to 480°C

Character ratings

Bite / stopping power7
Fade resistance5
Cold performance7
Quietness6
Low dust5
Pad life7
Rotor friendliness7

The verdict

Best for: Spirited street driving on almost anything with wheels.

The trade-off: More dust and occasional cold squeal than any ceramic.

Reading the numbers

A deliberately balanced compound with no single extreme trait.

No outright weak axis for its intended duty.

Ratings are brakepadfinder.com's editorial synthesis of manufacturer specs and long-term community consensus. Character guidance, not lab data.

Six pads to compare this with

Three share its ferro-carbon compound and three are other street performance pads. Inside each group the pad whose heat ceiling sits closest to this one's 480°C comes first.

Hawk
HPS 5.0
$70–130 / axle · max 500°C · 6.5/10
Hawk
LTS
$60–120 / axle · max 530°C · 6.7/10
Hawk
HP+
$90–160 / axle · max 650°C · 5.3/10
StopTech
Sport Performance
$50–100 / axle · max 480°C · 6.5/10
Brembo
Xtra
$87–158 / axle · max 480°C · 6.4/10
EBC Brakes
Redstuff Ceramic
$80–150 / axle · max 500°C · 7.0/10

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