There is provided a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine, a motor and a controller. The controller is programmed to select a planned downshift of the transmission and increasing a torque of the motor for a certain period of time as a response to a torque demand is greater than a maximum torque capacity of the engine, but smaller than a maximum combined torque capacity of the engine and the motor, to stop. After expiration of the certain period of time, the controller may allow the success of the downshift. The certain time period may be on a battery charge state at a time when the torque demand exceeds the maximum torque capacity of the engine based.