Spark assistance has been found to improve combustion control when combined with both single and double injection operation applied to compression ignition (Cl) engines using gasoline as the fuel. Previous work has verified the potential of a double injection strategy when applied to the gasoline spark assisted partially premixed compression ignition combustion (PPC) concept. The current research presents performance and engine-out emissions results using a double injection strategy with the spark assisted PPC concept and shows its benefits compared to a single injection strategy. For this purpose, a parametric study was carried out using gasoline in a high-speed single-cylinder diesel engine equipped with a modified cylinder head, which included a spark plug. The parameters that were varied during the double injection testing included: injection timing, dwell, fuel mass split between the injections and intake oxygen concentration. A detailed analysis of the air/fuel mixing process was also conducted by means of a 1-D in-house spray model (DICOM). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.