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Los zapatos nuevos son tan cómodos como el modelo viejo.

Los zapatos nuevos son tan cómodos como el modelo viejo.
The new shoes are as comfortable as the old model.
From Lesson 65:Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Los zapatos nuevos son tan cómodos como el modelo viejo.

How do you form "as... as" to compare things in Spanish?
You use the pattern tan + adjective + como. In this sentence, tan cómodos como literally translates to "as comfortable as".
Why is it cómodos with an "s" if modelo is singular?
The adjective inside the tan ... como structure must match the first thing being described. Here, it describes los zapatos (the shoes), which is masculine and plural, so cómodo becomes cómodos. It doesn't need to match the second item, el modelo viejo.
Why use son instead of están for "are"?
When talking about an object's built-in physical qualities or design, Spanish uses ser (here, son). The shoes themselves are comfortable by nature. If you wanted to say that you feel comfortable right now, you would use a form of estar.
Why are the words swapped to say zapatos nuevos and modelo viejo?
In Spanish, descriptive words like nuevos (new) and viejo (old) usually come directly after the noun they are describing, which is the opposite of the English word order.

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