US gallons per 100 miles to liters per 100 kilometers
Type a value in US gallons per 100 miles to see it in liters per 100 kilometers straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.
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How to use it
- Type the value in the US gallons per 100 miles box.
- Read the result in liters per 100 kilometers as you type, and pick the precision you need.
- Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.
How it is calculated
L/100 km = gal (US)/100 mi × 2.352145833
Multiply the value in US gallons per 100 miles by 2.352145833 to get liters per 100 kilometers.
Example
To convert 25 gal (US)/100 mi to liters per 100 kilometers: 25 × 2.352145833 = 58.8036 L/100 km.
Conversion table
| US gallons per 100 miles (gal (US)/100 mi) | Liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2.35215 |
| 2 | 4.70429 |
| 3 | 7.05644 |
| 5 | 11.7607 |
| 10 | 23.5215 |
| 20 | 47.0429 |
| 25 | 58.8036 |
| 50 | 117.607 |
| 100 | 235.215 |
| 250 | 588.036 |
| 500 | 1,176.07 |
| 1,000 | 2,352.15 |
About the units
- US gallon per 100 miles
- US gallons used to travel 100 miles, shown on US fuel economy labels. It equals 100 divided by US mpg.
- Liter per 100 kilometers
- Liters of fuel used to travel 100 kilometers, so a lower number means better economy. It equals 100 divided by km/L.
Limits and caveats
- Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
- Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.
Questions about this tool
How many liters per 100 kilometers are in one US gallon per 100 miles?
1 gal (US)/100 mi = 2.35215 L/100 km exactly.
How do I convert US gallons per 100 miles to liters per 100 kilometers?
Use L/100 km = gal (US)/100 mi × 2.352145833. For example, 25 gal (US)/100 mi = 58.8036 L/100 km.
How many US gallons per 100 miles are in one liter per 100 kilometers?
1 L/100 km = 0.425144 gal (US)/100 mi.
Why is mpg to L/100 km not a simple multiplication?
The units are reciprocal: one is distance per fuel, the other fuel per distance. You divide about 235.215 by the US mpg value, so 30 mpg is about 7.84 L/100 km.
Why do US and UK mpg differ?
The imperial gallon is 4.54609 L and the US gallon is 3.785411784 L, so the same car shows about 20% more miles per gallon in UK figures.