Patent ID: 7624568

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine that burns a mixture of air and fuel; an exhaust gas control catalyst that purifies exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine; a fuel injection apparatus that injects fuel into the internal combustion engine; an air amount adjusting apparatus that adjusts the amount of air drawn into the internal combustion engine; and a control apparatus which, when a catalyst degradation condition and a catalyst odor producing condition are satisfied when a fuel cut condition is satisfied, sets a required air amount for idling based on an operating state of the vehicle, adjusts the air amount adjusting apparatus such that the required air amount is drawn in, and controls the fuel injection apparatus such that a fuel cut is performed, and when a predetermined catalyst odor eliminated condition is satisfied thereafter, controls the fuel injection apparatus and the air amount adjusting apparatus such that the internal combustion engine idles.