The N35S has a slightly higher initial bite than N03W and represents straighter line between initial bite and brake power. It is still easy to control and a special characteristic is that the driver can initiate light braking with a slight touch of the pedal and then directly continue into a hard braking maneuver with high pedal pressure if it is requested. The lock up tendencies is low and it has the same easy modulation as the N03W.

The N35S has proved to be very well balanced in both wet and dry conditions, which has made it very popular in rallying for both tarmac and gravel. It is also excellent for race cars with a very high traction and down force. This pad is very much liked by drivers that prefers not to use such a high pedal pressure and would like to have a quick initial bite and in that way keep the overall speed up and a good rhythm of driving. The high heat resistance is the same as N03W and ME20, and so are the disc and pad wear characteristics.