How to Convert Litres Per Kilometer to Miles Per Gallon

Though the performance of foreign vehicles may be measured differently, that doesn't mean that their fuel efficiencies are any different. Liters per kilometers is a metric measurement of fuel efficiency and refers to the amount of liters necessary to travel a certain number of kilometers. Liters per kilometers can be translated into standard measurement units as miles per gallon. Measuring a foreign vehicle in miles per gallons can give you a better idea about its daily fuel costs.

Things You'll Need

• Calculator

Instructions

1. Multiply the number of kilometers by 3.785411784, which is the liters per gallon conversion constant. For an example, 100 kilometers can be traveled on 5 liters of gas, so multiplying 100 by 3.785411784 gives us 378.5411784.

2. Multiply the number of liters by 1.609344, which is the kilometer per mile conversion constant. For the example, 5 liters multiplied by 1.609344 equals 8.04672.

3. Divide the product obtained from multiplying the number of kilometers with the liters per gallon conversion unit by the product obtained by multiplying the number of liters by the kilometer per mile conversion unit. For the example, we divide 378.5411784 by 8.04672 to obtain 47.043, rounded to the nearest thousandth. This is the miles per gallon estimate for 5 liters per 100 kilometers.

Tips & Warnings

• 1 liter per 1 kilometer equals 2.35 miles per gallon.

References

• Consumption Conversion Chart
• Calculate Me: Convert Liters per 100 Kilometers to Miles per Gallon