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Convert liters per 10 kilometers to miles per gallon (US)

Here you can quickly calculate how many miles per gallon (US) fit in one liters per 10 kilometers.

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  • 1 L/10 km = 23.521458 mpg (US)
  • 1 mpg (US) = 23.521458 L/10 km

Liters per 10 kilometers to miles per gallon (US) conversion table

Liters per 10 kilometers Miles per gallon (US)
1 23.521458
2 11.760729
5 4.704292
10 2.352146
20 1.176073
50 0.470429
100 0.235215

Formula to convert liters per 10 kilometers to miles per gallon (US)

To convert liters per 10 kilometers to miles per gallon (US), divide 23.521458 by the input value.

1 L/10 km = 23.521458 mpg (US)
Example: 1 Liters per 10 kilometers = 23.521458 Miles per gallon (US)

Common mistakes in fuel consumption conversion

  • Between the Scandinavian liters-per-mil and liters per 100 km lies a factor of 10: 0.8 l/mil is 8 l/100 km. Swedish car ads often quote l/mil while EU specs use l/100 km. Move the decimal point one step, not two.
  • US and UK mpg use different gallons: the imperial gallon (4.546 L) is 20% larger than the US gallon (3.785 L). The same car therefore scores about 20% higher in UK figures, 40 mpg UK ≈ 33 mpg US. Check which gallon a source means.
  • Mpg is inverted relative to consumption, so improvements are not linear: going from 10 to 20 mpg halves fuel use, while 40 to 50 mpg cuts it by only a fifth. Convert to l/100 km when comparing savings, that scale is proportional to actual fuel burned.

Quick liters per 10 kilometers to/from miles per gallon (US) conversion quiz

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18.1 miles per gallon (US) equals 0.78 liters per 10 kilometers.

Correct answer: 18.1 miles per gallon (US) = 1.3 liters per 10 kilometers.

225 miles per gallon (US) equals 0.105 liters per 10 kilometers.

Correct answer: 225 miles per gallon (US) = 0.105 liters per 10 kilometers.

123 liters per 10 kilometers equals 0.191 miles per gallon (US).

Correct answer: 123 liters per 10 kilometers = 0.191 miles per gallon (US).

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