CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

The present invention achieves quiet engine startup wherein the generation of noise and vibration is suppressed when a drive range is selected and when demand for drive force is low. An FF hybrid vehicle provided with a hybrid control module (81) that begins engagement of a first clutch (3), and cranks a transverse engine (2) using a motor/generator (4) as a drive source, when a request is made to start an engine in an EV mode. The hybrid control module (81) has, as engine startup modes, a "normal start mode" that prioritizes drive force response performance and a "sound and vibration prioritizing startup mode" that prioritizes sound and vibration reduction performance. If a drive range is selected and demand for drive force is low when an engine startup request is made, the "sound and vibration prioritizing startup mode" is selected, and the transverse engine (2) is started.