Control apparatus for vehicle

A control apparatus for a vehicle configured to control a vehicle comprising a valve operation mechanism that can stop an intake valve and an exhaust valve in an engine in a closed state during rotation of an output shaft in the engine, and a clutch that can switch a power transmission route between the engine and a driving wheel between an engaged state and a disengaged state, comprising:

• a first control unit configured to execute a valve stop inertial running including stopping the intake valve and the exhaust valve in the closed state during the rotation of the output shaft, stopping supply of fuel to the engine, controlling a throttle valve of the engine to an idling opening or less, and setting the clutch in the engaged state to drive pistons of the engine by a rotational force from the driving wheel through the output shaft;
• a second control unit configured to execute a valve operation running including operating the intake valve and the exhaust valve during the rotation of the output shaft, and supplying the fuel to the engine;
• and
• a transient control unit configured to execute a transient running including operating the intake valve and the exhaust valve during the rotation of the output shaft, and controlling the throttle valve to the idling opening or less, thereby supplying a negative pressure to an intake passage section between the throttle valve and the intake valve, wherein
• the control apparatus is further configured so that in a case where a request for valve stop inertial running is made, the first control unit executes the valve stop inertial running, and in a case where a cancellation request is made during execution of the valve stop inertial running, the transient control unit executes the transient running, and thereafter, the second control unit executes the valve operation running.