L/100km to km/L (L/100km to km/L)
Result
100 km/L
Formula
km/L = 100 ÷ L/100km
This is an inverse relationship: a larger value in L/100km gives a smaller value in km/L.
Fuel economy is converted through the US gallon (3.785411784 L) and imperial gallon (4.54609 L): L/100 km = 235.215 ÷ mpg (US). Power uses mechanical horsepower and metric horsepower (PS = 735.49875 W). Torque uses 1 lb·ft = 1.3558179 N·m.
Worked examples
- 100 ÷ 1 = 100 km/L
- 100 ÷ 10 = 10 km/L
- 100 ÷ 100 = 1 km/L
Common mistakes
- L/100 km is inverse to mpg — lower is better — so it does not scale linearly: going from 10 to 20 mpg saves far more fuel than going from 40 to 50.
- UK and US mpg differ because the imperial gallon is 20% larger: 40 mpg (UK) is 33.3 mpg (US).
- Car makers in Europe and Japan usually quote PS, not horsepower; 100 PS is 98.6 hp.
L/100km to km/L table
| L/100km (L/100km) | km/L (km/L) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 20 | 5 |
| 50 | 2 |
| 100 | 1 |
| 1,000 | 0.1 |
The units
- L/100km (L/100km)
- A unit of automotive.
- km/L (km/L)
- 1 km/L = 2.352145833 MPG (US).
Sources for these factors
- Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement — NIST
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811), Appendix B: conversion factors — NIST
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