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I recently took part in the Tacheback campaign which helps to raise money and awareness for the Everyman male cancer charity by encouraging men (and perhaps women?) to grow a sponsored moustache for a month.

Feeling somewhat guilty about asking for money to merely grow a ‘tache’ while others are running half marathons and undertaking grueling treks up mountains, I decided that at the very least, I would publish regular photographs on the Tacheback site which would track my stubbly and then bristly progress, while laying myself open to a fair degree of ridicule.

Where am I going with this?

Well, as I played with the razor and reshaped my facial hair arrangement over the course of the month, I found that the results could be as dramatic, in terms of altering my appearance, as undergoing plastic surgery.

So when it comes to ‘facelifting’ cars at the mid-point in their life-cycles, could the manufacturers exercise a little more restraint, freshening the appearance of a model by mildly updating facial graphics rather than tugging and tucking skin?

Well, I think the Fiat Punto Evo may be one example of this. To me, this car, more than any other - appears moustachioed.

But if it’s a full-on goatee you’re after, SEAT’s Ibiza Cupra Bocanegra takes the crown. I put the hot hatch through its paces at the UK launch this week. Its very name translates as black mouth and that ‘bearded’ scowl distinguishes the Bocanegra from the rest of the Ibizas as the swarthy villain of the range.

If you can think of any other cars that look like they’re sporting whiskers, drop me a line and we’ll see if we can put together a top 10.