not stupid at all, no these are a better than standard and I have personally tested on my own car, my last set of bendix ultra's only lasted 20k and I was forever
washing brake dust off, these give off very limited brake dust, are recommended for street and track for hard braking applications, they will not fade like standard.
the 3 guys that have drove my car have already fitted there own rides with these pads.
all good reports from my way mate