40 L/100 km to mpg (US) — 40 litres per 100 km in US miles per gallon
40 L/100 km → 5.880365 mpg (US)
40 litres per 100 km in other units
| US miles per gallon | 5.880365 | mpg (US) |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial miles per gallon | 7.062023 | mpg (UK) |
| Kilometres per litre | 2.5 | km/L |
| Miles per litre | 1.553428 | 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 40 L/100 km → 5.880365 mpg (US)
In words: about six US miles per gallon.
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 40 litres per 100 km in US miles per gallon?
40 litres per 100 km is 5.880365 US miles per gallon. The working is 40 L/100 km → 5.880365 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.