The main target of this work was to investigate on the 1-cyl. research engine concerning practical realization possibilities of cold-flame-combustion when operating with high and very high Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) rates. After determining of possibilities of lowering NOx and Soot emissions for EGR rates ca. 40-60% some further investigation on optimization of SOI and CoC parameters were performed. Additionally, some preliminary investigations of the optimization of combustion parameters when applying various strategies of multi-injection have been conducted and analyzed.