Csaba Csere has spent almost his entire professional career working in the car industry. After graduating from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1978, Csere joined Ford in its Advanced Engine Engineering Office. After determining that he was not cut out to labor for a big company, he joined Car and Driver magazine as its Technical Editor in 1980. The magazine had much greater appreciation for Csere's intense passion for cars, as well as his enthusiasm for speed, which had lead him to achieve an expert motorcycle road racing license.

In addition to inflicting his engineering prose on Car and Driver readers, Csere specialized in stories about technical issues and first-person experiences in various competition machines ranging from NASCAR stockers to Formula 1 cars. In the process, he has managed to snag rides in professional rallies, off-road races, and countless road races—including seventeen 24-hour events. He has driven over 200 mph on several occasions, once performing an automotive backflip at 215 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, and achieving 253 mph in the 1000-hp Bugatti Veyron.