Unit Converter › Fuel economy › US mpg → L/100km
Fuel economy · inverse · base litres per 100 km
US mpg to L/100km
1 miles/gallon (US) = 235.214582517 L/100km. L/100km and US mpg are reciprocals — the conversion divides rather than multiplies, so a bigger number in one means a smaller number in the other.
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inverse · base litres per 100 km
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US mpg to L/100km table
| miles/gallon (US) | L/100km | Unit |
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| 1 US mpg | 235.214582517 | L/100km |
| 2 US mpg | 117.607291258 | L/100km |
| 3 US mpg | 78.404860839 | L/100km |
| 5 US mpg | 47.0429165034 | L/100km |
| 10 US mpg | 23.5214582517 | L/100km |
| 20 US mpg | 11.7607291259 | L/100km |
| 25 US mpg | 9.40858330068 | L/100km |
| 50 US mpg | 4.70429165034 | L/100km |
| 100 US mpg | 2.35214582517 | L/100km |
| 500 US mpg | 0.470429165034 | L/100km |
| 1,000 US mpg | 0.235214582517 | L/100km |
the only category that runs backwards
More litres per 100 km is worse; more miles per gallon is better. The two are reciprocals, not a scale factor, so you cannot average mpg figures the way you average L/100 km. US and UK mpg differ because the gallons do.