Liters per 100 miles (L/100mi) combines metric fuel measurement with imperial distance. It shows how many liters of fuel a car uses to travel 100 miles. For example, a car that consumes 6 L/100mi is roughly equivalent to 39 mpg US. This unit is handy when comparing European or Asian import cars in North America. Gallons per 100 Kilometers (US) is used for comparing fuel efficiency in US gallons over metric distances, For example: a fuel-efficient hybrid (2.1 gal/100km = 8 L/100km), a typical SUV (3.2 gal/100km = 12 L/100km), or a performance car (4.8 gal/100km = 18 L/100km). Commonly seen in import vehicle reviews, and EPA fuel economy labels showing both mpg and L/100km equivalents. Convert by dividing L/100km by 3.785.
To convert between Liters per 100 Miles (L/100mi) and Gallons per 100 Kilometers (US) (gal/100km (US)), use the following formulas:
1 Liters per 100 Miles (L/100mi) = 0.1641489031295661 Gallons per 100 Kilometers (US) (gal/100km (US))
1 Gallons per 100 Kilometers (US) (gal/100km (US)) = 6.092029742109696 Liters per 100 Miles (L/100mi)
8 L/100mi = 8 * 0.1641489031295661 gal/100km (US) = 1.3131912250365287 gal/100km (US)
10 L/100mi = 10 * 0.1641489031295661 gal/100km (US) = 1.641489031295661 gal/100km (US)
12 L/100mi = 12 * 0.1641489031295661 gal/100km (US) = 1.9697868375547931 gal/100km (US)
15 L/100mi = 15 * 0.1641489031295661 gal/100km (US) = 2.4622335469434913 gal/100km (US)
Liters per 100 Miles (L/100mi) | Gallons per 100 Kilometers (US) (gal/100km (US)) |
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2 L/100mi | 0.3282978062591322 gal/100km (US) |
5 L/100mi | 0.8207445156478305 gal/100km (US) |
14 L/100mi | 2.298084643813925 gal/100km (US) |
17 L/100mi | 2.7905313532026237 gal/100km (US) |
30 L/100mi | 4.924467093886983 gal/100km (US) |