A vehicular pedal device includes a stroke characteristic control unit that controls a stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal with respect to a pedaling force of a driver. the stroke characteristic control unit changes the stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal to a stepped stroke characteristic when the vehicle is under automatic speed control, and the stepped stroke characteristic has a stepping force step corresponding to an override stroke position at which override of automatic speed control is started by operation of the vehicular pedal by the driver.

A hybrid drivetrain for a hybrid-driven vehicle, having a transmission, which can be shifted by shifting elements into different transmission steps, and which is connectable via an internal combustion engine shaft to an internal combustion engine, via an electric machine shaft to an electric machine, and via an output shaft to at least one vehicle axis. The internal combustion engine shaft and a pinion shaft, which can be connected with respect to drive to the output shaft, are connectable via spur gearwheel sets, which can be shifted by means of shifting elements and which each form wheel levels, of which at least one hybrid wheel level is additionally connectable to the electric machine shaft.

A multi-purpose vehicle is disclosed that includes a mode change switch for operating a travel mode of a vehicle body and a mode control device for switching the travel mode of the vehicle body in response to an operation of the mode change switch. The mode control device switches the travel mode of the vehicle body between a two-wheel engine driving mode in which only an engine is driven, a two-wheel motor driving mode in which only a motor is driven, a four-wheel hybrid driving mode in which both of the engine and the motor are driven, and an OFF-mode in which none of the engine and the motor is driven.

A vehicular pedal device includes a stroke characteristic control unit that controls a stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal with respect to a pedaling force of a driver. the stroke characteristic control unit changes the stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal to a stepped stroke characteristic when the vehicle is under automatic speed control, and the stepped stroke characteristic has a stepping force step corresponding to an override stroke position at which override of automatic speed control is started by operation of the vehicular pedal by the driver.

A hybrid vehicle includes: a first rotating electric machine connected to an output shaft; an internal combustion engine; a second rotating electric machine connected to the internal combustion engine; a deriving portion configured to derive a required driving force based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and a control portion configured to control the internal combustion engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine according to the required driving force. The control portion is configured to hold a revolution of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined value variable based on a travelling speed of the hybrid vehicle when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine. The predetermined value is greater as the travelling speed is higher.

A hybrid drivetrain for a hybrid-driven vehicle, having a transmission, which can be shifted by shifting elements into different transmission steps, and which is connectable via an internal combustion engine shaft to an internal combustion engine, via an electric machine shaft to an electric machine, and via an output shaft to at least one vehicle axis. The internal combustion engine shaft and a pinion shaft, which can be connected with respect to drive to the output shaft, are connectable via spur gearwheel sets, which can be shifted by means of shifting elements and which each form wheel levels, of which at least one hybrid wheel level is additionally connectable to the electric machine shaft.

A hybrid vehicle includes: a first rotating electric machine connected to an output shaft; an internal combustion engine; a second rotating electric machine connected to the internal combustion engine; a deriving portion configured to derive a required driving force based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and a control portion configured to control the internal combustion engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine according to the required driving force. The control portion is configured to hold a revolution of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined value variable based on a travelling speed of the hybrid vehicle when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine. The predetermined value is greater as the travelling speed is higher.

A multi-purpose vehicle is disclosed that includes a mode change switch for operating a travel mode of a vehicle body and a mode control device for switching the travel mode of the vehicle body in response to an operation of the mode change switch. The mode control device switches the travel mode of the vehicle body between a two-wheel engine driving mode in which only an engine is driven, a two-wheel motor driving mode in which only a motor is driven, a four-wheel hybrid driving mode in which both of the engine and the motor are driven, and an OFF-mode in which none of the engine and the motor is driven.