Drive force controller of a diesel engine vehicle

A first target drive force is computed based on the operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and dynamic delay processing is applied to the first target drive force to calculate a second target drive force. A target engine fresh air intake amount is computed from the first target drive force, the speed ratio and the engine rotation speed, and the fresh air intake amount of the engine is controlled to this target fresh air intake amount. The engine torque is computed and controlled based on the second target drive force, the speed ratio, the fresh air intake amount and the engine rotation speed.