“…Despite the efforts made by OEMs to optimize the ICE operation, there is still much to do in terms of performance optimization. In the last years, the efforts have been mainly focused on the reduction of N O X and soot emissions by means of different injection strategies [1], high pressure fuel injection systems [2], multiple injections [3], high boost pressure [4], exhaust gases recirculation (EGR) [5,6], variable valve timing [7,8], high swirl [9,10,11] and tumble ratios [12,13] and new clean fuels [14,15]. However, the impossibility to overcome the regulation only managing internal processes, has led to the generalization of aftertreatment systems [16], giving room to the other main engine issue: engine fuel consumption.…”