You look at ride control and all the years of racing. You take the top off, rigidity is a big issue. And what people don’t realize is that the steering all needs to be programmed because it’s electric steering the throttle is all fly-by-wire and so all that feel has to be programmed in. I started testing with the engineers five years ago, working on ride control. SP: Well, when people look at the LC, they have to remember I helped develop the current generation. Pruett consulted Lexus during the development of the LC 500. I host all the Lexus performance driving schools, and I’m still giving rides at Daytona and in production Lexuses at 170 miles an hour. He’s passionate about the brand and where it’s going.Īnd then, being intimately involved in helping develop the new LC, the LC convertible and the IS has been that perfect segue way for me to stay and get my adrenaline fix. And so at the time, I purposely left Ford and went to back to Lexus, where I had been involved from 2003 through 2010. I’ve lived my life on adrenaline, on living on the edge. But I was incredibly worried about how I was going to keep my adrenaline fix. So I’m an ambassador for Lexus and an ambassador for Rolex watch. So I quit driving after 50 years, and been inducted to the Hall of Fame and won more Rolexes anybody else. And if I could walk out on my terms, even better and both of those things happened. And so I figured, if I could make it to 50 years, then that would be my last year.
You know, it’s hard to retire, because I kept winning and being one of the fastest guys on track. Most recently, did a lot of testing and development and racing with the current generation Ford GT, factory BMW, factory Jaguar, factory Nissan, Corvette, Cadillac. SP: Well, I’ve driven for almost every manufacturer over the years. TDB: How did you get involved with Lexus?
Scott Pruitt became a brand ambassador for Lexus after a 50-year career in racing.
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