摘要 |
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine, particularly a spark ignition engine, especially of a motor vehicle, comprising an injection device (40) for fuel (42), which is arranged and configured as to directly inject the fuel (42) into a combustion chamber (16) of working cylinders (14) of the internal combustion engine. The engine also comprises at least one inlet valve (20) for each working cylinder (14), a device (64) for carrying out external exhaust gas recirculation, which is connected to an exhaust gas tract (54), and comprises a pre-catalytic converter (56) that is located inside the exhaust gas tract. The device (64) for carrying out external exhaust gas recirculation is connected to the exhaust gas tract (54) downstream from the pre-catalytic converter (56). |