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Either the front wheels and rear wheels of a front wheel- and rear wheel-drive vehicle are driven by an engine and the other thereof are driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is operated when the vehicle starts. A driving torque detecting circuit detects a driving torque of wheels to be dr

Either the front wheels and rear wheels of a front wheel- and rear wheel-drive vehicle are driven by an engine and the other thereof are driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is operated when the vehicle starts. A driving torque detecting circuit detects a driving torque of wheels to be driven by the engine. Control circuit prohibits the operation of the electric motor when the driving torque to be detected at vehicle start-up exceeds a predetermined value.

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1. A front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive vehicle in which one of either a set of front wheels or a set of rear wheels are driven by an engine and the other set of wheels thereof are driven by an electric motor, wherein said electric motor is operated when said vehicle starts, said vehicle compris

1. A front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive vehicle in which one of either a set of front wheels or a set of rear wheels are driven by an engine and the other set of wheels thereof are driven by an electric motor, wherein said electric motor is operated when said vehicle starts, said vehicle comprising:means for detecting a driving torque of the set of engine-driven wheels; and control means for prohibiting operation of said electric motor when the driving torque detected during start-up of said vehicle exceeds a predetermined value.