8.5 L/100km to mpg (US)
27.67 mpg (US)
8.5 litres per 100 kilometres equals 27.6724 miles per US gallon.
Consumption and economy are inverses of each other, so the conversion is a division rather than a multiplication — and a lower L/100km figure means a higher mpg.
How the conversion works
This one is a formula rather than a single multiplier:
mpg (US) = 235.215 ÷ (L/100km), and the same the other way → 27.6724 mpg (US)
Going the other way: 28 mpg (US) to L/100km — the closest published value to 27.67 mpg (US).
Convert a different fuel consumption
L/100km =27.67 mpg (US)
Open the full fuel consumption converter for every other unit.
Nearby values
| L/100km | mpg (US) |
|---|---|
| 7 L/100km | 33.6 mpg (US) |
| 7.5 L/100km | 31.36 mpg (US) |
| 8 L/100km | 29.4 mpg (US) |
| 9 L/100km | 26.14 mpg (US) |
| 10 L/100km | 23.52 mpg (US) |
| 11 L/100km | 21.38 mpg (US) |
Questions
- What is 8.5 L/100km in mpg (US)?
- 8.5 L/100km is 27.67 mpg (US) (27.6724 mpg (US) to four decimal places).
- How do you convert L/100km to mpg (US)?
- Use mpg (US) = 235.215 ÷ (L/100km), and the same the other way. For 8.5 L/100km that gives 27.6724 mpg (US).
- What does 8.5 L/100km actually mean?
- It sits between 7 and 11 L/100km; the table on this page shows how those compare.