Fuel EconomyKilometers per Liter to Miles per US Gallon

Kilometers per Liter to Miles per US Gallon

Methodology·How We Verify

Snapshot

1 Kilometers per Liter equals 2.352146 Miles per US Gallon.

Reference basis: This conversion uses a fixed factor based on reference unit definitions.
Example: For 5 Kilometers per Liter, the result equals 11.760729 Miles per US Gallon.

Interactive conversion

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Decimals: 1.5 or 1,5. Fractions: 1/2. Scientific notation: 1e3. Write 1000 without grouping separators.

2.352146 Miles per US Gallon (mpg (US))

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Kilometers per Liter to Miles per US Gallon.

Machine-readable identifiers

Conversion family: fuel-economy
Source unit: kilometers_per_liter
Target unit: miles_per_us_gallon

Use these identifiers in the API request. Sources and model limits also apply to software clients.

Example API request and response

POST /api/v1/convert

Request

{
  "family": "fuel-economy",
  "value": 1,
  "from": "kilometers_per_liter",
  "to": "miles_per_us_gallon"
}

Essential response

{
  "ok": true,
  "conversion": {
    "family": "fuel-economy",
    "value": 1,
    "from": "kilometers_per_liter",
    "to": "miles_per_us_gallon",
    "result": {
      "raw": 2.35214583,
      "display": "2.352146"
    },
    "canonicalPath": "/fuel-economy/kilometers-per-liter-to-miles-per-us-gallon/"
  }
}

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Explanation

The converter converts kilometers per liter into miles per us gallon using liters per 100 kilometers as the shared normalization basis. The factor stays fixed for this route, so the direct answer, calculator, common values, and mirror Miles per US Gallon to Kilometers per Liter page all use the same fuel-economy definitions.

Method & Reference

Method basis: exact conversion formula shown in Snapshot.
Applied factor: 1 Kilometers per Liter = 2.352146 Miles per US Gallon.
Consistency rule: calculator output and table values use the same constants and rounding policy.

Common Conversion Values

Kilometers per Liter (km/L)	Miles per US Gallon (mpg (US))
5	11.760729
10	23.521458
15	35.282187
20	47.042917
25	58.803646
30	70.564375
40	94.085833
50	117.607292
60	141.12875
80	188.171666

Questions & answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this page use fixed fuel-economy standards only?

Yes. This cluster uses fixed metric, US, and UK fuel-economy standards only, with every route normalized through liters per 100 kilometers.