Driving force control apparatus

A driving force control apparatus for an automotive vehicle equipped with a power train having an engine and a transmission includes a desired driving force calculation section calculating a static desired driving force based on both the accelerator manipulated variable and the vehicle speed, and a driving-force change pattern calculation section calculating a desired driving-force change pattern based on the static desired driving force. A transient-state desired value calculation section is provided to calculate a transient-state desired engine torque value and a transient-state transmission ratio, based on the desired driving-force change pattern. Also provided is an engine-torque and transmission-ratio tune-control section capable of simultaneously progressing both engine torque control for the transient-state desired engine torque value and transmission ratio control for the transient-state desired transmission ratio to realize a transient-state desired value for a driving force in a transient accelerating state.