CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION

A plurality of engine characteristics is stored to change the output characteristic of the engine in accordance with a gear stage established in a manual transmission. A gear stage determination permission timer and a gear stage determination timer each start counting at a time when a clutch apparatus is engaged due to the completion of the shift manipulation. In a period up until the gear stage determination permission timer finishes counting, when a condition where an NV ratio calculation gear stage is different from a map gear stage and the NV ratio calculation gear stage is not changed continues for a period up until the gear stage determination timer finishes counting, the map gear stage corresponding to the NV ratio calculation gear stage is selected, and the engine characteristic corresponding to the map gear stage is extracted so as to change the engine characteristic.