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I drive various rental cars, and I find our F20 116i has pretty much average brake force needed on the pedal. The brand that stands out, is VW. They are very sensitive at light braking. I find this rather annoying when driving with shoes with heavy soles. The car starts braking before I can feel the brake pedal under my foot. I definitely prefer the F20 brake pedal over VW.
You don't get much help from the engine, though. The 116i has very lousy engine braking performance.
If the pads have glazed up, they should return to normal after a few days of normal driving, and the outer layer has worn off.
I have had quite a few sets of Greenstuff pads on my previous BMWs. My experience is that they are very close to stock friction and pedal feel, lighter on dust, and they can take marginally more heat before fading. They do give you a soft (more pedal travel) and heavy pedal feel after having been too hot, just like the stock pads.
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