Patent ID: 8744732

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: an acceleration command input device operated by a driver to input an acceleration command; a braking command input device operated by the driver to input a braking command; an engine controller for controlling a plurality of engine control components to change an engine driving power of an engine in response to the acceleration command and for executing a deceleration control for reducing the engine driving power when a predetermined deceleration condition is met; and the engine controller executing a driving power increasing preparation for changing a controlled amount of at least one of the engine control components to increase the engine driving power while maintaining a state of the deceleration control when it is determined that inputting of the braking command stops during the deceleration control, and changing the controlled amount of at least one of the engine control components to increase the engine driving power when it is determined that the acceleration command is input after the driving power increasing preparation; wherein the engine controller executes the driving power increasing preparation after a lapse of a predetermined delay time after a time point when it is determined that inputting of the braking command stops.