personally i'm pleased as punch with the current 'i', after driving mine for a couple weeks. The main thing for me was getting all the federal and Hawaii tax incentives, which may not all be continued.
There are two suggestions for Version 2, that I would make however: (1) put the P,R,N,D,ECO,B lettering on the LEFT side of the shift knob, and make them lighted, so you don't have to turn on the map light at night to figure out which gear you're in. (2) Quadrouple the size of the windshield washer tank, since there's so much room under the hood anyway. Other than that, I absolutely LOVE the car as it is. Hopefully it'll be the last car I own!