Control device for vehicle

A control device for a vehicle including a power source, a fluid transmission device, a direct coupling clutch, a second electric motor, and a power storage device, the power source including an engine and a first electric motor, the fluid transmission device being provided in a power transmission path between the power source and a drive wheel, the direct coupling clutch coupling an input member and an output member of the fluid transmission device, the second electric motor being coupled to the drive wheel not via the fluid transmission device so as to be able to transmit power, and the power storage device exchanging electric power with an electric motor including the first electric motor and the second electric motor, wherein:

• the control device includes a deceleration control unit, the deceleration control unit determining that an engine braking force due to a fuel cut in which fuel supply to the engine is stopped is required and bringing the direct coupling clutch into an engaged state, including a slip state and a completely engaged state, when a target deceleration force is not achieved within a range of electric power inputtable to the power storage device with a regenerative braking force due to regenerative operation of the electric motor in which electric power generated by the electric motor is input to the power storage device;
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• when the target deceleration force is not achieved with the engine braking force due to the fuel cut and the regenerative braking force due to the regenerative operation of the electric motor in which the electric power is generated within the range of the inputtable electric power and with the direct coupling clutch in the engaged state, the deceleration control unit performs the fuel cut, the direct coupling clutch is brought into a disengaged state, performs power running operation of the first electric motor in which a rotational speed of the engine is maintained at a predetermined engine rotational speed that is higher than the rotational speed of the engine with the direct coupling clutch in the engaged state, and performs regenerative operation of the second electric motor in which the second electric motor is caused to generate electric power corresponding to electric power obtained by adding the generated electric power corresponding to the inputtable electric power and electric power consumed by the power running operation of the first electric motor.