An engine control apparatus of the present invention sets a target torque .tau.e, when the save mode m2 is set as an engine mode, according to the formula: .tau.e.rarw.TRQ2*RATIO1+TRQ3*(1-RATIO1)Basic target torque TRQ2 and TRQ3 are set based on the engine speed Ne and the throttle opening-degree .theta.acc and with reference to the normal mode map Mp1 and the power mode map Mp3 respectively. The correction factor RATIO1 is an addition rate which is set based on an accelerator opening-degree .theta.acc and a vehicle speed V and with reference to a correction factor map Mr1. The correction factor map Mr1 stores a correction factor RATIO1 near 0 (although 1.gtoreq.RATIO1>0) when the vehicle speed V is low and the accelerator opening-degree .theta.acc is high.