Fuel economy
Reciprocal fuel economy and consumption measures.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert litres per 100 kilometres (L/100 km) to miles per U.S. gallon (mpg US). 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 litres per 100 kilometres value to calculate miles per U.S. 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 L/100 km | L/100 km | 1 |
| kilometres per litrefrom L/100 km | km/L | 100 |
| miles per U.S. gallonfrom L/100 km | mpg US | 235.215 |
| miles per Imperial gallonfrom L/100 km | mpg Imp | 282.481 |
| miles per litrefrom L/100 km | mi/L | 62.1371 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Litres Per 100 Kilometres (L/100 km) and miles per U.S. gallon (mpg US) are units of fuel economy. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Litres Per 100 Kilometres (L/100 km) | Miles Per U.S. Gallon (mpg US) |
|---|---|
| 1 L/100 km | 235.215 mpg US |
| 5 L/100 km | 47.0429 mpg US |
| 10 L/100 km | 23.5215 mpg US |
| 100 L/100 km | 2.35215 mpg US |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
mpg US to L/100 km (miles per U.S. gallon to litres per 100 kilometres)