Fuel economy
Reciprocal fuel economy and consumption measures.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert kilometres per litre (km/L) to miles per Imperial gallon (mpg Imp). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
Reciprocal fuel economy and consumption measures.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a kilometres per litre value to calculate miles per Imperial gallon with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| litres per 100 kilometresfrom km/L | L/100 km | 100 |
| kilometres per litrefrom km/L | km/L | 1 |
| miles per U.S. gallonfrom km/L | mpg US | 2.35215 |
| miles per Imperial gallonfrom km/L | mpg Imp | 2.82481 |
| miles per litrefrom km/L | mi/L | 0.621371 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Kilometres Per Litre (km/L) and miles per Imperial gallon (mpg Imp) are units of fuel economy. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Kilometres Per Litre (km/L) | Miles Per Imperial Gallon (mpg Imp) |
|---|---|
| 1 km/L | 2.82481 mpg Imp |
| 5 km/L | 14.124 mpg Imp |
| 10 km/L | 28.2481 mpg Imp |
| 100 km/L | 282.481 mpg Imp |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
mpg Imp to km/L (miles per Imperial gallon to kilometres per litre)