A driving force control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes a section
for determining a target driving torque based on an accelerator opening
degree and a vehicle speed a section for calculating a compensating toque
for compensating for decrease in a vehicle driving force otherwise caused
at the time of engagement of an engine clutch, a section for calculating
a vehicle-driving motor torque by subtracting the compensating torque
from a maximum motor torque, a section for instructing the engine clutch
to start engagement, and a section that corrects the target driving
torque to a corrected target driving torque that can be realized by the
vehicle-driving motor torque after engagement of the engine clutch is
started and before the engagement of the engine clutch is completed. A
driving force control method is also provided.