VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INERTIA OPERATION OF VEHICLE

A vehicle control device configured to be applied to a vehicle including an engine configured to serve as a motive power source and a clutch device provided on a power transmission path leading to an output shaft of the engine, wherein the vehicle control device puts the clutch device into a shut-off state to put the vehicle into an inertia operation state in response to a predetermined executing condition being met, and puts the clutch device into a connection state to terminate the inertia operation state in response to a predetermined terminating condition being met during inertia operation. The vehicle control device comprises a first operation control means configured to terminate the inertia operation if a first actual deceleration degree is determined to be greater than s clutch-on threshold value, and maintain the inertia operation if the first actual deceleration degree is determined to be less than the clutch-on threshold value; and a second operation control means configured to start the inertia operation if a second actual deceleration degree is determined to be greater than a clutch-off threshold value, and maintain the non-inertia operation if the second actual deceleration degree is determined to be less than the clutch-off threshold value.