VEHICULAR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

To suppress an overload on motors which drive front or rear wheels, and stabilize a behavior of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicular control device comprises a first motor control part 110 capable of switching a mode between a first mode for operating a motor 20 with a maximum rating torque which can be generated by the motor 20 for generating drive force on front wheels of a vehicle 500, as an upper limit, and a second mode for operating the motor 20 with a continuous rating torque lower than the maximum rating torque as the upper limit; and a second motor control part 120 capable of switching a mode between a first mode for operating the motor 22 with a maximum rating torque which can be generated by a motor 22 generating drive force on rear wheels as an upper limit, and a second mode for operating the motor 22 with a continuous rating torque lower than the maximum rating torque as the upper limit. When operation of any one of the motors 20, 22 is switched from the first mode to the second mode, the operation of the other of the motors 20, 22 is also switched from the first mode to the second mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】前輪と後輪のそれぞれを駆動するモータの過負荷を抑えるとともに、車両挙動を安定させる。【解決手段】車両５００の前輪の駆動力を発生させるモータ２０が発生可能な最大定格トルクを上限としてモータ２０を運転する第１モードと、最大定格トルクよりも低い連続定格トルクを上限としてモータ２０を運転する第２モードと、を切り換え可能な第１モータ制御部１１０と、後輪の駆動力を発生させるモータ２２が発生可能な最大定格トルクを上限としてモータ２２を運転する第１モードと、最大定格トルクよりも低い連続定格トルクを上限としてモータ２２を運転する第２モードと、を切り換え可能な第２モータ制御部１２０と、を備え、モータ２０及びモータ２２の少なくともいずれか一方の運転を第１モードから第２モードに切り換えた場合に、モータ２０及びモータ２２の他方の運転も第１モードから第２モードに切り換える。【選択図】図２