5 L/100 km to mpg (US) — 5 litres per 100 km in US miles per gallon

5L/100 km47.042917mpg (US)

5 L/100 km → 47.042917 mpg (US)

Amount

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5 litres per 100 km in other units

US miles per gallon	47.042917	mpg (US)
Imperial miles per gallon	56.496187	mpg (UK)
Kilometres per litre	20	km/L
Miles per litre	12.427424	mi/L

L/100 km to mpg (US) at a glance

Litres per 100 km	US miles per gallon
1 L/100 km	235.214583 mpg (US)
2 L/100 km	117.607292 mpg (US)
3 L/100 km	78.404861 mpg (US)
5 L/100 km	47.042917 mpg (US)
10 L/100 km	23.521458 mpg (US)
20 L/100 km	11.760729 mpg (US)
25 L/100 km	9.408583 mpg (US)
50 L/100 km	4.704292 mpg (US)
100 L/100 km	2.352146 mpg (US)
250 L/100 km	0.94085833 mpg (US)
500 L/100 km	0.47042917 mpg (US)
1,000 L/100 km	0.23521458 mpg (US)

How to convert litres per 100 km to US miles per gallon

Multiply by 235.214583 — one litre per 100 km is 235.214583 US miles per gallon.

Working 5 L/100 km → 47.042917 mpg (US)

In words: about forty-seven US miles per gallon.

What these units are

The litre per 100 km and the US mile per gallon are covered in the fuel economy unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.

Questions

How many US miles per gallon are in a litre per 100 km?

One litre per 100 km is 235.214583 US miles per gallon.

What is 5 litres per 100 km in US miles per gallon?

5 litres per 100 km is 47.042917 US miles per gallon. The working is 5 L/100 km → 47.042917 mpg (US).

Why can't I convert mpg with a simple multiplier?

Because the two measures run in opposite directions. Miles per gallon counts distance per unit of fuel; litres per 100 km counts fuel per unit of distance. One is the reciprocal of the other, so you divide rather than multiply.

Why is UK mpg always a bigger number than US mpg?

The Imperial gallon is about 20% larger, so the same car travels further on one of them. A car rated 30 mpg in the US is around 36 mpg in the UK, with nothing about the car having changed.

Going from 15 to 20 mpg, or 30 to 40 mpg — which saves more fuel?

The first, by a wide margin. Over 10,000 miles the 15-to-20 change saves about 167 gallons; the 30-to-40 change saves about 83. This is exactly the trap the inverse relationship sets, and why litres per 100 km is the easier measure to reason with.

Other fuel economy conversions

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