VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

A vehicle control device includes a target drive force setting unit configured to set a target drive force based on an operating state, a target speed ratio setting unit configured to set a target speed ratio of a continuously variable transmission to achieve the target drive force and a target torque setting unit configured to set a target torque of a drive source to achieve the target drive force. The target drive force setting unit is configured to set a target drive force reduced in a stepwise manner at the time of upshifting in the continuously variable transmission.