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US MPG to L/100km Converter

Convert US MPG and litres per 100km.

Use this calculator

Convert to Litres per 100km
Enter a value to convert US MPG to L/100km.

Method: 3.785411784 × 100 ÷ 1.609344 ÷ US MPG.

What your result means

This converts fuel economy stated in US MPG into metric fuel consumption using the exact US-gallon volume.

Worked example

Using 40 US MPG:

Converted L/100km
5.88 L/100km

The converter uses the same exact unit conversion in both directions.

Formula

L/100km=3.785411784×1001.609344×US MPG\text{L/100km}=\frac{3.785411784\times100}{1.609344\times\text{US MPG}}
US MPG=3.785411784×1001.609344×L/100km\text{US MPG}=\frac{3.785411784\times100}{1.609344\times\text{L/100km}}

US MPG to L/100km reference

US MPGL/100km
2011.76 L/100km
307.84 L/100km
405.88 L/100km
504.7 L/100km
603.92 L/100km

Helpful questions

What does L/100km mean?

Higher US MPG means less fuel used per 100 km, so the L/100km figure is lower.

Does this use UK or US gallons?

This converter explicitly converts between US and UK MPG using their different gallon volumes.Convert US MPG to UK MPG when needed.

Can I convert L/100km back?

Yes. Select Reverse direction in the converter to use the inverse conversion.

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