A gyrocar is a two-wheeled automobile. The difference between a bicycle or motorcycle and a gyrocar is that in a bike, dynamic balance is provided by the rider, and in some cases by the geometry and mass distribution of the bike itself, and the gyroscopic effects from the wheels. Steering a motorcycle is done by precessing the front wheel.

The brainchild of Alex Tremulis, famous stylist and Automobile Hall of Fame inductee, and Thomas Summers, a gyroscope expert, the Gyro-X is a two-wheeled, gyroscopically-stabilized prototype vehicle constructed in 1967.

The gyroscope is the key to how it works - it uses something called gyroscopic precession which can be tricky to understand. This video explains the car and the mechanism inside.

2017年9月10日 · The Gyro-X stands out even in this field of one-of-a-kind cars, not for its beauty or elegance but because it stands on two wheels, balanced by the whirling, beachball-sized gyroscope tucked...

Gyroscopically stabilized cars, or gyrocars, were a short-lived concept that never quite got off of the ground. Like a lot of big ideas, there were some good points to the gyrocar concept…but they were far outweighed by the bad. The Schilovski Gyrocar (sometimes referred to as the Wolseley Gyrocar) was the first prototype gyrocar ever made.

2013年2月27日 · The 1967 prototype self-balancing two-wheeled Gyro-X car is being restored by an auto museum. Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the...

2019年1月22日 · The Gyro-X is a two-wheeled prototype vehicle. Developed in the 1960s, it was proposed as a solution for the future of transportation. The car balances on two wheels through the use of a...

2024年2月28日 · This short film shows rare footage of the Gyro-X experimental car, which was constructed in 1966-67 by a company called Gyro Transport Systems, Inc. The Gyro-X is an aerodynamic, two-wheeled, gyroscopically-stabilized prototype which, at the time it was created, was believed to represent a revolutionary advance in auto design.

2019年12月5日 · The Gyro-X proves that it’s possible to design an economy car without sacrificing a shred of speed or style. It could do 120 MPH with only an 80-horsepower Mini Cooper engine mounted in the...

2024年11月5日 · The 1967 Gyro-X is a groundbreaking two-wheeled car created by Alex Tremulis, an acclaimed automotive designer, and gyroscope expert Thomas Summers. They aimed to revolutionize transport with a lightweight design that could use a smaller engine yet reach impressive speeds of 125 mph.