Seattle is an awesome city, and I love living here. But I wish it took me less that 12 hours of traveling to get to my folk’s place in Florida. I was there over the weekend, and in a funny coincidence, it was warmer here than it was in Tampa. Anyway, here’s the news:

• Around four o’clock this morning, a tractor trailer overturned near Chicago, spilling 14 tons of Oreo cookies onto I-80. The accident snarled traffic for hours, as clean-up efforts were complicated by herds of fat kids attempting to scarf up the spill. Briet Bart via Autoblog
• Will Ferrari give the 430 a removable hardtop? It sounds like a wild idea, but a car belonging to the company has been spotted in Maranello wearing just such a hat. Motor Authority
• While something that appears to be a baby Cayenne has been spotted in Germany, a member of the Porsche brass denies that it will happen, saying all development resources are being poured into the Panamera. But is he to be trusted? World Car Fans
• American Axle workers aren’t particularly stoked about their new contracts, but at least they’re headed back to work. It’s about time. Detroit News

This one was closer than a few we’ve had recently, but the Lotus still beat the Porsche by a 2-to-1 margin in our latest Showroom Showdown. People seem to like the no-compromise nature of this car, and then there’s the fact that it looks hot.

Ok, so you have $60k burning a hole in your pocket, and you want a cool mid-engine sports car that will also serve as a fun track toy. The Exige S has 218 hp and weighs a measly 2,077 pounds. The Cayman S has an extra 77 ponies and 877 pounds. Which would you choose, the British featherweight or the Teutonic track star?

Porsche won’t stuff one of their better motors into the Cayman because they fear it would undermine 911 sales. So a company named Farnbacher Loles in Connecticut decided to do it. They swapped in the 3.8-liter X-51 out of a Carrera S and ended up with one fast Cayman (in fact, they plan to build twenty of them). But the Farnbacher Loles Porsche Cayman GTR will set you back $125k, which is about the cost of a 911 Turbo. Hmmm… More at Europeancarweb.