To most of us it’s obvious that the Koreans at Kia have quite the young buyer following since their products are cheap and designed in a very fresh thinking school.

However, in an attempt to kindle some attention from those who aren’t aware of this, Kia will be attending the SEMA show in Las Vegas with a specially prepped version of the 2012 Optima.

Basketball themed Kia Optima
Basketball themed Kia Optima

The brand new 2012 Kia Optima is wearing a new look destined to emulate the feel of a basketball, one of the funkiest of sports.

To further help along the 2012 Kia Optima’s appeal the basketball makeover was done by very popular tuner, West Coast Customs.

2012 Kia Optima
2012 Kia Optima

In a nice spin-off from the norm, the new look of the basketball Kia Optima isn’t a vinyl wrap, like most aspect refreshes come these days.

The basketball skin 2012 Kia Optima is actually painted and everything on the skin of the Korean sedan is a mountain of work, thus worth considerably more appreciation.

2012 Kia Optima
2012 Kia Optima

A set of 20 inch multi-spoke alloy wheels painted in matte-black complement the black lines that in mix beautifully with the basketball outline.

The theme and stunning feel is continued inside the 2012 Kia Optima which apparently features flooring like you may find on a basketball court and a variety of custom bits that make the Los Angeles Clippers partnership Kia has even more worthy.