Brake pads Hawk Performance or OEM KIA

I have 150+k on my MK7.5 GTi. I’ve run Hawk pads and rotors since the OEM brakes came off. They are great. Fronts are slotted and drilled, rears are slotted, no noise, brake dust isn’t bad.

I am driving a 2012 Kia rio hatchback daily. Over the period I did regular maintenance such as oil changes and some minor fluid changes. Changed tires twice and replaced front suspension parts and break pads once over 13 years of ownership.

Using hawk ceramic on mine. Seem alright for the street use I do. Way less dust than OEM.

Hawk Performance PC, they work very well and hardly any dust. Just a little squeaky when cold tho.

Then replace the pads with Hawk performance ceramic pads.

I'd go for either Hawk HPS 5.0

Hawk 5.0 can be *okay* if you aren't pushing to hard yet but theyre going to be a limitation.

I have used HPS 5.0 for a long time now. They do dust a decent amount.

Kia Sportage SUV, brakes locked up about 2K miles in, shop "fixed" it, the next week it literally spontaneously combusted in the wee hours of the morning.

I tried Hawk HP+ dual use but they were exactly as people warned. Worst of both worlds.