Vehicle control device

A control device for a vehicle comprising:

• an engine as a drive source of the vehicle;
• a transmission configured to change a speed of rotation by drive force of the engine and output the rotation;
• a connector/disconnector configured to connect/disconnect transmission of the drive force from the engine to the transmission;
• and
• control means for controlling the engine, the transmission, and the connector/disconnector and comprising:
• idle stop performance determination means for making a determination as to whether to automatically stop the engine in accordance with a predetermined idle stop condition;
• idle stop return determination means for making a determination as to whether to restart the engine in accordance with a predetermined return condition from an idle stop state in which the engine is automatically stopped by the idle stop performance determination means;
• and
• idle neutral performance determination means for making a determination as to whether to perform idle neutral control by shifting the connector/disconnector to a released state in accordance with a predetermined idle neutral shift condition,
• wherein, in a case where the idle stop state is ended based on the determination by the idle stop return determination means and the engine is restarted, the idle neutral performance determination means makes a determination as to performance of the idle neutral control, after it is determined that a rotational speed of the engine is stabilized.