A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine, first and second
electric motors, an output shaft connected to a drive wheel 41, a
differential gear device, the gear elements of which are connected to the
engine, the first and second electric motors, and the output shaft,
respectively, target output torque setting means for setting target output
torque, control torque calculating means for setting a target output
torque, and torque control means for controlling a torque in accordance
with the control torque. The control torque calculating means includes
engine non-rotational state forming means for bringing the engine into a
non-rotational state. Since the electric motor torque can be controlled
independently, the target output torque can easily be generated, allowing
easy generation of a target output torque in the state where the engine is
stopped as well as preventing the output torque loss.