Shift controlling apparatus for vehicle

A shift controlling apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:

• an automatic shift map in which at least shift timings corresponding to vehicle speeds are set and which automatically carries out changeover between a plurality of shift gear stages based on said automatic shift map, said automatic shift map having a drive mode shift map corresponding to ordinary running as a whole and a sport mode shift map which has an increased region in which a speed change ratio is low compared to said drive mode shift map and corresponds to more sporty operation than that of the drive mode shift map, said drive mode shift map having a first mode portion which is a basic shift map and a second mode portion which has an increased region in which a change gear ratio is low compared to said first mode portion, and said increased region of said second mode portion in which the speed change ratio is low compared to said first mode portion, is smaller compared to said increased region of said sport mode shift map;
• a mode selection section for selecting one of said drive mode shift map and said sport mode shift map;
• and
• a drive mode map changeover section for carrying out, when said mode selection section selects said drive mode shift map, changeover between said first mode portion and said second mode portion based on an acceleration history in accordance with a throttle opening of the vehicle.