Why aren't sintered brake pads common?

[cobra]

Maybe I am missing something really obvious here, I have pretty limited knowledge on brake systems.

On motorcycles, sintered brake pads are the standard for pretty much all performance use cases. They come stock on most bikes, work well in all conditions (street, track, race, etc), last reasonably well, don't wear the rotors, and aren't terribly expensive. In the car world, true sintered pads are rare, and most pads appear to be a semi-metallic or organic type.

What gives?

[Estoril]

My understanding is that they cause greater rotor wear and are noisier. Neither of those qualities are desirable on passenger cars.

[zzyzx85]

I've used sintered pads (Carbone Lorraine aka CL) for my STI when I used to track it. They were harsh on rotors when cold but the bite and heat capacity was excellent. Noisy and dusty pads. I'd say their good for performance applications but not so much for street.