From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmpgmpg /ˌem piː ˈdʒiː/  TMTTC (miles per gallon) used to describe the amount of petrol used by a cardo 30/40 etc mpg British English,  get 30/40 etc mpg American English a car that does 35 mpgFrom Longman Business Dictionarympgmpg miles per gallon; used to describe the amount of petrol a vehicle usesa car whose fuel consumption averages 27.5 mpg 
                                                    
                                                
