can be improved accordingly as a result even if the torque change control of the engine is regulated the automatic transmission can carry out the shifting without causing a trouble according to the embodiment when the engine torque controls lag angle controls of the predetermined number of times no are carried out in the predetermined period of time to the subsequent lag angle control is regulated for the predetermined period of time to1 so that rise in temperature of an exhaust pipe a catalyst converter and the like due to increasing afterburn can be held within a threshold limit value and the durability of these members can be secured in this case predetermined period time to and predetermined number of times no are changed in accordance with the warmed up state of the engine the vehicle speed the engine rotary speed and the throttle opening so that necessary and sufficient regulation can be carried out more specifically when the engine is not warmed up it is considered that an increase of temperature in the exhaust system does not matter so much so that regulation of torque change is made low normal lag angle control may be carried out with the regulation being set at zero furthermore it.