Patent ID: 7544149

Claim:
A shift control apparatus that executes a shift control of an automatic transmission that changes a speed of a rotation transferred from a power source to an input member and outputs the rotation to a drive wheel, wherein, in response to a downshift determination made during an upshift operation which engages a first friction coupling device, the shift control apparatus performs a downshift operation which disengages the first friction coupling device and engages a second friction coupling device, the shift control apparatus comprising: a multiple shift execution unit that starts the downshift operation in response to the downshift determination; and a torque reduction control execution unit that: determines, after starting the downshift operation, whether a rotational speed of the input member has increased to be equal to or higher than a control start-up rotational speed that is preliminarily set to be lower than a synchronous rotational speed, which is determined in accordance with a shift ratio of a gear stage to be established by the downshift operation; and executes a torque reduction control that reduces a torque output of the power source when the rotational speed of the input member increases to be equal to or higher than the control start-up rotational speed.