Downtown Sarasota to get Bentley franchise in 2026

A Bentley franchise has been awarded to Dimmitt Automotive Group, which has experience selling what the company's CEO calls "reward automobiles."

By Elizabeth King
| 11:30 a.m. September 22, 2025
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Dimmitt Automotive Group President Peter Dimmitt says Bentley Tampa Bay and Bentley Sarasota will have a "symbiotic" relationship. They can "have a greater inventory to work out of," he says.

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Downtown Sarasota is about to get fancier: a Bentley franchise is opening on State Street in January 2026.

Bentley Sarasota will be located where a high-end auto dealership called The Sarasota Studio has been operating since 2015, selling vehicles from McLarens to Rolls-Royces. The Sarasota Studio is operated by Tampa Bay car sales powerhouse Dimmitt Automotive Group, which will convert the space, at 1518 State St., to align with Bentley standards. (The Sarasota Studio, according to its website, currently sells used/pre-owned Bentleys, such as a Black 2025 Bentley Continental GT, which was on its website Sept. 19 for $380,000.)