An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for improving engine
development. Engine development is improved by equipping a vehicle with a
data logger to collect engine performance data, automatically retrieving
the data via a secure local wireless network, uploading the data to an
enterprise communication server via a secure wide area network, and
analyzing the data. The vehicles and vehicle depot may be equipped with
WAPs. The wide area network may comprise a VPN over the internet. In
certain embodiments, the secure local wireless network is only accessible
to wireless devices with registered MAC addresses.